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HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesOne such industry is in my constituency, Tata Chemicals Europe. The managing director has fed back to me exactly your concerns; it is a real live issue across the country.06 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesCF Fertilisers, which employs many people from my constituency of Weaver Vale, is located in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin…06 Jul 2022HANSARDHome Energy Efficiency: North of EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr Robertson. I thank the hon. Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for giving us all the opportunity to be here to…06 Jul 2022HANSARDHome Energy Efficiency: North of EnglandThe standards that were ditched would have come into play in 2015, which would have meant that hundreds of thousands of homes would be retrofitted and insulated and built to…06 Jul 2022HANSARDWinnington Bridge CorridorI thank the right hon. Lady, my constituency neighbour, for giving way, and I commend her for her excellent and impassioned speech. This issue is a great example of how Parliament…05 Jul 2022HANSARDWinnington Bridge CorridorI continuously say this in the House, but it was only a year or so ago that part of Northwich station collapsed. We are still waiting for things to move forward, so there is not…05 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo.04 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Friday I visited Hartford Manor Primary School in my constituency. Like many schools up and down the country, it is suffering as a result of the escalating cost of energy…04 Jul 2022HANSARDMiners Strike 1984-85: UK-wide InquiryThe hon. Member is making a very powerful speech. The events of 1984-85 shaped many of our politics, including mine. I grew up in Castleford, West Yorkshire, a mining community. I…29 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundDespite a manifesto promise to “at a minimum match the size” of the EU structural funds, the shared prosperity fund means £371 million less a year for English regions, as…27 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Local Authority and Combined Authority Elections (Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to once again serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I thank the Minister for her detailed explanation of the instrument, which will update the candidate…27 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryBut people like Mark in my constituency cannot find an NHS dentist. This is not about covid; it was happening before covid. The investment just is not there. He is in pain; he is…21 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillIf an underground station is good enough for London, why not Manchester? The scale of this investment will benefit generations to come. We have to get this right. What is good…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillOn connectivity and levelling up the north, my constituency includes Northwich, not far from Manchester and certainly not far from Crewe. HS2 is wonderful in terms of the job…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillMy constituency contains a large town called Northwich. Just over a year ago, part of the station collapsed: the roof collapsed. Through the grace of God, nobody died. As the…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillIt is good to hear that we have some consensus on that issue. As the hon. Member powerfully said, it is not a trade-off between a national project and local services and…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillResidents, Cheshire West and Chester Council, and Cheshire East Council have real concerns about the geology due to the salt mines around that spur of the line. Will the Minister…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillThe eastern leg of HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail at the time, was cancelled. That took out billions of pounds and actually levelled down the north. We cannot rewrite history; that…20 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is an honour, once again, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the Minister for providing the detail of the draft regulations to make smoke and carbon…20 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2022It is a pleasure to once again serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. I thank the Minister for her speech outlining the very sensible and pragmatic proposal before us, which…20 Jun 2022