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HANSARD Business of the HouseCrown post office branches provide a range of vital services to local communities, but sadly many are at risk of closure, with the House of Commons Library suggesting that nine…08 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThis weekend, Stockport County are playing Carlisle at Wembley, so I wish to place on record my best wishes to the entire team. I was recently contacted by an NHS hospital trust…25 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationI agree, although my experience is that Stockport Homes, one of the major local social housing providers, has been struggling to secure properties because their cost has risen…24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationI receive a lot of correspondence from people who have pets and are not able to get a secure tenancy. Often, they are people who live on their own with their pet, and they do not…24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationThe Minister is generous to give way. Will she address the point that, over the past 13 years, local authorities have lost hundreds of millions of pounds in central Government…24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) on securing this debate. On a more negative note, housing is a constituency issue on which I receive a…24 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Recent media reports inform us that Vodafone UK and Three are in advanced talks about a merger, but…11 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingThe Chancellor has failed to bring in a proper windfall tax, while oil and gas giants are raking in record profits. Does the Minister agree that there are still huge holes in the…10 May 2023HANSARDCost of Living13. What steps his Department is taking to help support people in Northern Ireland with rises in the cost of living.10 May 2023HANSARDWythenshawe and Sale Town Centres: RegenerationI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. In Stockport, we have been campaigning for a long time for an extension of the Metrolink tram system into our town…02 May 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeThe shadow Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham West and Royton (Jim McMahon), and my hon. Friend the Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike Kane) —my…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy office was contacted in March 2022 by a young Albanian national who entered the UK in 2019 and is still, to this day, awaiting a decision on her immigration status. She had a…20 Apr 2023HANSARDFuture of Social HousingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Paisley. I thank my hon. Friend and north-western neighbour the Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury) for securing this…19 Apr 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseParkinson’s UK estimates that 5,360 people live with Parkinson’s in the Greater Manchester health and social care partnership area, and 630 people a year are expected to be…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseSince 2011, the number of teachers of the deaf has dropped by almost 20% nationally. A recent written parliamentary question that I tabled regarding the number of teachers of the…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Food Price InflationBoth Chelwood Foodbank Plus and Stockport food bank support people in my constituency, and I am grateful to them. The Trussell Trust network has had to distribute more than 7,000…23 Mar 2023HANSARDCommonwealth DayThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech and raising important points. On atrocities, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which took place in 1919 in Punjab, impacted a lot of…21 Mar 2023HANSARDCommonwealth DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. Last year, I finished taking part in the armed forces parliamentary scheme. I know you do a lot with the scheme, and I…21 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesThe people of Stockport have to suffer the extremely poor services provided by Avanti and TransPennine Express. It is extremely frustrating that the Government have decided to…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for allocating time for this important debate. I also thank the right hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid) and my right hon.…26 Jan 2023