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HANSARD Education Standards: Stoke-on-TrentMy hon. Friend has some amazing schools in the south of the city. I could not miss the opportunity to plug Whitfield Valley Primary Academy, which has 84% of students meeting the…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Standards: Stoke-on-TrentI wholeheartedly support my hon. Friend in his efforts to bring about progress on a free school in the south of the city. Does he firmly believe that Stoke-on-Trent should be the…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Standards: Stoke-on-TrentThere is no finer advocate than my hon. Friend for the city that I am also proud to serve. Does he agree that we need to turbocharge apprenticeships in our city in order to create…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Standards: Stoke-on-TrentI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend and co-city Member of Parliament. Before covid, 27 of our schools had 4% persistent absence or higher. Does he see that as an ongoing…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsIn Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, I have the incredible Chatterley Whitfield colliery. Once the beating heart of the industrial revolution, Chatterley is now, sadly,…17 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysMy right hon. Friend will be well aware that in Stoke-on-Trent we have the wonderful Hubb Foundation, run by Carol Shanahan, the owner of Port Vale football club. Linking with the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysAs a qualified teacher before entering this House, I would be more than delighted to return to the frontline and help in any way I can. The hon. Member for Westmorland and…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsI want to pass on to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster the thanks of the 72% of people in Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke who overwhelmingly voted to leave and…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysAs the hon. Lady will be fully aware, one of the biggest challenges is that although we have a curriculum, schools teach that curriculum in many different orders. How has she…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreI am grateful to my neighbour and right hon. Friend. The one thing that the people of north Staffordshire have been aware of is the absolute commitment to cross-border working, as…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreMy hon. Friend speaks with absolute conviction: the people of Durham are being failed. It is self-indulgent for councils to go ahead and build nice, big, shiny brand-new…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreI do not think any Member can have an Adjournment debate without the honour of being intervened on by the hon. Gentleman. I completely agree with him. He tirelessly champions his…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreI will indeed—what an honour!09 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreMy hon. Friend will know from the many conversations we have had that I am certainly a non-state-interventionist Conservative, but there are times when the Government must…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreI am grateful to my hon. Friend. I have had many a wonderful conversation with him regarding Bury football club, and if there is a lesson to be learned about what has happened…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreI thank my hon. Friend, and even though he may not be a neighbour, his tireless work in getting Chester zoo protected has pleased many a constituent of mine. I want to pass on my…09 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. and learned Friend give a commitment that the Government will not seek to extend the early release scheme, which residents in Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillOne of the greatest fears that I have in life is following my good friend and neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell), who is far too good at…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillDoes the hon. Lady concur with me, as a former citizenship teacher—a great subject that her party introduced—that although citizenship is statutory, it does not have to be taught…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Kidsgrove Sports CentreI start by welcoming the Minister to his place. He was actually a neighbouring MP when I was living in Stratford-upon-Avon in my childhood bedroom at the age of 29 or 30, so it is…09 Jun 2020