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HANSARDAdoption: Children in Foster Care13. What steps she is taking to reduce the time taken for the adoption of children in foster care.16 Jun 2025HANSARDAdoption: Children in Foster CareI thank the Minister for that response. As an adoptive parent and a foster carer, I know the transformative effect that early permanence can have on the lives of children in care.…16 Jun 2025HANSARDFarmed Animals: Cages and CratesI absolutely agree and am always happy to take interventions from hon. Members with greater expertise than mine. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we need to bear that…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingI thank the right hon. Gentleman for bringing his expertise and long experience to the debate. I am sure that that message has been heard by the Minister on the Front Bench and…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingFor far too long, families across my county of Staffordshire, and indeed across the country, have been failed by the very system that was meant to support them. The breadth and…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingI am sorry to hear about Monty’s story and I fear that we will hear stories like his from Members across the House in this debate. It is a perfect, but shocking, example of how…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Spending Review: Health and Social CareThis investment is so welcome, because my constituents in Cannock Chase have been struggling to access urgent care between their GP and accident and emergency since our hospital’s…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe minor injuries unit at Cannock Chase hospital temporarily closed more than five years ago. In August, the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent integrated care board announced…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Theft of Tools of TradeI pay tribute to my hon. Friend and thank her for her steadfast campaigning. Like many hon. Members, I have had conversations with tradespeople on the doorstep. I have had loads…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeI am proud to have supported the BCSSS campaign since long before I became an MP, and I have continued to support it. I pay tribute to the campaigners in my constituency,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDNon-stun Slaughter of AnimalsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I welcome the opportunity to debate this subject, so I, too, thank the petition author, Mr Osborne, and the signatories…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Free School MealsI welcome the announcement, which will help more than 4,000 working-class children in my community. The Minister rightly emphasised that the expansion of free school meals is both…05 Jun 2025HANSARDPolice Presence on High StreetsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton) for securing this important debate. I…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Animal Welfare in FarmingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I thank the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay) for enabling us to speak on this important topic. I will…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Animal Welfare in FarmingI absolutely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. I think that that is a perfect example of where stronger, more consistent animal welfare labelling would give consumers that kind…03 Jun 2025HANSARDGrassroots Sports: Cannock Chase3. What steps her Department is taking to support the provision of grassroots sports facilities in Cannock Chase constituency.22 May 2025HANSARDGrassroots Sports: Cannock ChaseI very much welcome the Minister’s response. Through the park tennis project, Cannock Chase has benefited from £215,000 of investment from the Government and the LTA Tennis…22 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Cannock Chase is home to many fantastic dance schools such as the Crystal Academy in Hednesford, which has been crowned dance school of the year. Dance can empower people from…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewIs the Lord Chancellor as astounded as I am by the hypocrisy of the Conservatives? They really are the arsonists attacking the firefighters. We are having to clean up their mess,…22 May 2025HANSARD Adoption and Kinship PlacementsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank the hon. Member for South West Devon (Rebecca Smith) for enabling us to speak on this subject. I declare an…20 May 2025