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HANSARD NHS Urgent Care: StaffordshireI am grateful for the opportunity to lead this debate on NHS urgent care in my brilliant county of Staffordshire, and particularly on what that means for my constituents in the…26 Jan 2026HANSARD NHS Urgent Care: StaffordshireI thank my hon. Friend and fellow Staffordshire MP for his intervention. He has highlighted a critical point: every part of our NHS can have a knock-on effect on the others, so…26 Jan 2026HANSARDTransport Connectivity: Midlands and North WalesI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the plethora of issues we have at Rugeley Trent Valley, which are not restricted to the footbridge. Coming in and out of the station,…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Agricultural Sector: Import StandardsI agree with my hon. Friend, but I also point out that there will inevitably be some producers who want to produce to higher standards than the minimum, particularly in this…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Agricultural Sector: Import StandardsThe hon. Member is absolutely right that we need to be careful how labelling will affect imported goods and therefore what the consumer sees in the supermarket. My take is that,…22 Jan 2026HANSARDFishing IndustryMy hon. Friend is speaking with real expertise and personal experience. As the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee mentioned, we had the chance to visit…22 Jan 2026HANSARDTransport Connectivity: Midlands and North WalesI thank my colleague from Staffordshire for backing up my point. We all have examples in our constituencies of where powers are urgently needed and where they could make a massive…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Agricultural Sector: Import StandardsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Sam Carling) for securing this vital debate and for his thoughtful speech, and I extend that to other hon. Members…22 Jan 2026HANSARDTransport Connectivity: Midlands and North WalesI am pleased to have the opportunity to speak with you in the Chair, Ms Furniss. I will focus most of my speech on Rugeley Trent Valley station, which is of interest to my…22 Jan 2026HANSARDWater White PaperI welcome the White Paper because customers right across the country have been failed by their water company, and all too often, when turning to Ofwat for support and to hold…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Act 2025: EnforcementIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Dr Allin-Khan. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) for securing this debate and giving…20 Jan 2026HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Act 2025: EnforcementThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech on behalf of his constituents. Last year, it emerged that Thames Water was planning an enormous additional compensation package…20 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. As all hon. Members here will know, throughout October and November our inboxes and DMs fill up with messages from…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Digital IDMy constituents are sick to the back teeth of people getting away with working illegally while they play by the rules. The previous Government, despite the incredible hindsight…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionThe hon. Lady rightly refers to the steaming piles of rubbish that this Government were left, but many of us believe that the rot really set in in 2010, when the austerity…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionAbsolutely. I could not agree more. Knocking on doors during the general election campaign I was struck by my constituents who, contrary to what we might think when we see opinion…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Sir Edward. I am very much an advocate of these e-petition debates, because they enable our constituents to set the agenda here in…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyI very much welcome this strategy, and the Minister’s commitment to making the changes necessary to bring down the tragic and avoidable loss of life on our roads. I have launched…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseAfter the chaos of their former leader being exposed as a fan of white supremacy, and with DOGE still nowhere in sight, Reform UK on Staffordshire county council are so desperate…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesI could not agree more with my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour. I would add that Rugeley Trent Valley also does not have disabled access, which is a big issue. The two of…07 Jan 2026