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HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Management CultureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I put on record my utmost respect for the Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin…13 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Management CultureDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that the lawyers, Herbert Smith Freehills, should be sacked?13 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Management CultureThis debate is about the culture of the Post Office, and we have raised issues around the bonus arrangement, non-disclosure of documents, and racism and the use of categories.…13 Jul 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this very important debate. I am so grateful to the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) for the work she has…02 Mar 2023HANSARDChange of Name by Registered Sex OffendersI thank the Minister for her response. Will she please work closely with the victims Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Charnwood (Edward Argar), who is sitting next to…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn today’s Shropshire Star , my local paper, there is an eight-page spread on what is happening to healthcare in Shropshire, which is described as a war zone. Will the Secretary…24 Jan 2023HANSARDPost Office: GLO Compensation SchemeI welcome the tone and nature of the statement that the Secretary of State has just made; I am delighted to hear his approach to this. I am also pleased to see at his side the…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMany of my Telford constituents depend on Arriva buses to get to work, college or important appointments, and they are frequently let down. Hundreds of residents have contacted me…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseA world heritage site in my constituency has just been awarded levelling-up funding by the Arts Council, for which we are very grateful, but the Arts Council has also withdrawn…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Hope House Children’s Hospice provides dedicated end-of-life care to children from Telford and across Shropshire. This Sunday, Hope House is holding an online fundraiser…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Telford Child Sexual Exploitation: InquiryIt is a privilege to have secured the first Adjournment debate after the summer recess, and I am grateful for this opportunity. The independent inquiry into child sexual…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Telford Child Sexual Exploitation: InquiryI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is absolutely right that it is essential that councils not only acknowledge but know what has gone wrong. This happens in…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Telford Child Sexual Exploitation: InquiryI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making two important points: first that this happens throughout the country, and secondly that there is much more work to be done. He is also…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Telford Child Sexual Exploitation: InquiryI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman—I call him my hon. Friend—who makes exactly the point that I would like the Minister to take away from today’s debate. There is so much…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Telford published its findings this week, providing an opportunity for the authorities to reflect on their failings and…14 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I am pleased that we have the opportunity to debate the issue of assisted dying, and I am grateful to every single…04 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingWe had the opportunity to vote on the matter in 2015, but that was a great many years ago and many people who are Members of Parliament today were not present. Does my hon. Friend…04 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingWill my right hon. Friend give way?04 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingMy right hon. Friend says that this debate is about suicide, but I wonder whether he has a family member, as I have, who took their own life through suicide, and whether he…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent was asleep in his bed with his pregnant wife and a small child when a drunken neighbour started kicking in his door. He went to answer the door and was attacked. He…30 Jun 2022