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HANSARD Future of the Post OfficePost offices offer more than the sum of their parts, and their loss is felt keenly when branches close, as two have done recently in my constituency, on High Lane and on the…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceMy constituents have to rely on two of the most unreliable train operating companies: Northern and TransPennine Express. Too many of them are having to drive to get to work on…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Peak Forest and Macclesfield CanalsI beg to move, That this House has considered funding for Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals. I rise to speak about a subject close to my heart: our beautiful canals, including…06 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsI join the Minister in welcoming the new shadow Home Secretary to his place. Leading with the chin on the first full day in the job is an interesting approach, but if any…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Peak Forest and Macclesfield CanalsI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s point about potential not yet realised. I will highlight later in my speech some of the uses of our canals, but there is an awful lot more…06 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)My constituents will have been listening to the Chancellor last week and hoping for some specifics on new money for our hospital. Stepping Hill remains the No. 1 concern raised…04 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. She mentions community energy and I wonder if she recognises, as I do, the value of projects such as Stockport Hydro in Romiley in…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.28 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsHazel Grove’s 16 and 17-year-olds are all bright and articulate and never backwards in coming forwards to tell me what we need to do in this place, but they are denied their voice…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransIt is a real honour to follow five cracking maiden speeches from the new hon. Members for Nuneaton (Jodie Gosling), for Chipping Barnet (Dan Tomlinson), for Reigate (Rebecca…28 Oct 2024HANSARDPolice AccountabilityI also thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement. Any case in which a young person’s life is cut short is a tragedy, and my thoughts are with all those who are…23 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is Black History Month, and we honour the Windrush generation, who were let down shamefully by the previous Conservative Government—first by the appalling Windrush scandal…21 Oct 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingIn Greater Manchester, the “right care, right person” approach was recently introduced, since a police response to a mental health-related call is not always the right fit. There…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareMy hon. Friend mentions the challenges that many of our constituents face when trying to get access to NHS dentistry. I am thinking about some of my own constituents who have…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillAs this House reflects on the measures we must take to protect our nation, it is essential that—as others have already done—we remember the tragedy of 22 May 2017, when the…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCity Regions: Connectivity13. What steps her Department is taking to improve transport connectivity within city regions.10 Oct 2024HANSARDCity Regions: ConnectivityWhen my constituents in Hazel Grove travel to the centre of the city region, they can use the train service—subject to landslide issues and, of course, the whims of the train…10 Oct 2024HANSARDImpact of Socio-economic Disadvantage on Future EarningsYoung people in my community with care experience are campaigning for care and care experience to be classified as a protected characteristic. Will the Minister meet them and me…09 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2024The order represents a change to the previous approach, and it looks, to our mind, to build bridges rather than burning them down. The previous Government stoked the issue about…08 Oct 2024HANSARDClosure of High Lane Post OfficeI rise to present this petition on behalf of the residents of Hazel Grove constituency. It relates to the proposed closure of High Line post office. I should also mention the…03 Sept 2024