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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Will the Secretary of State meet Councillor Abi Brown and me to see the power of Silicon Stoke that is ready to be unleashed, alongside our fantastic gigabit broadband…15 Mar 2023HANSARDPensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No.2) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I am grateful to you and to fellow Committee members for joining me today to scrutinise this important…15 Mar 2023HANSARDPensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No.2) BillI am more than happy to do that, and to return later on to the clauses, Sir Christopher. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow East for his amendments, which I understand aim to…15 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy focus goes back to clause 49, which looks specifically at interim measures of the Strasbourg court. We know that those measures have no actual effect in UK law, but UK courts…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI always enjoy crossing swords with the Opposition. The people of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke will warmly welcome what the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister have…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI want to place on record my thanks to the Pensions Minister for her incredible hard work on automatic pension enrolment to get the age and the earnings lowered. Does she agree…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityThe Leader of the Opposition was best friends with the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), but dumped him as soon as the latter lost the election. The Leader of…06 Mar 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI want to put on the record my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) on the incredible work she has done to get this important piece…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI appreciate that many Members wish to speak, so I will keep my remarks brief. I thank and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), who is a veteran…03 Mar 2023HANSARDOffenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillI am aware through my office that I have gone viral on Twitter for the fact that, unfortunately, we have criminals who blight the great constituency of Stoke-on-Trent North,…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Firearms BillI am aware of time, so I will not go on for too long. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd South (Simon Baynes) on moving the Bill’s Second Reading on behalf of my…03 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLeisure centres such as Kidsgrove Sports Centre, and particularly those that have swimming pools, are feeling very nervous about the end of the energy support that they are…28 Feb 2023HANSARDOpen Season for WoodcockThis has been a good debate—one that perhaps does not get televised enough for people to see the quality of debate, discussions, stats and facts. I thank all Members for…27 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. Friend congratulate Councillor Dave Evans and his team, led by Lisa Lyons, Vonni Gordon and Steven Orchard, for getting Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s children’s…27 Feb 2023HANSARDOpen Season for WoodcockI congratulate the hon. Lady on her fine work in the APPG on lead ammunition. She hits the nail on the head when it comes to Mark, Chris and Ruth’s viewpoint: ultimately, there is…27 Feb 2023HANSARDOpen Season for WoodcockI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for correcting my spelling, punctuation and grammar—it is always good, as a teacher, to be clued up on these things, and I have shown that I…27 Feb 2023HANSARDOpen Season for WoodcockI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 619615, relating to the open season for woodcock. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline. Mark…27 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentI absolutely support my right hon. Friend the Minister and Members throughout the House in calling out and condemning the violence that took place and any far-right activists and…20 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. One issue recently discussed at the Stoke-on-Trent summit at 10 Downing Street, led by my right hon. Friend, was setting free Homes England and Stoke-on-Trent City Council on…20 Feb 2023HANSARDVeterans: Mental Health SupportIn Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, we are proud to be home to a number of charities that help veterans with their mental health, including the Tri Services and Veterans…02 Feb 2023