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HANSARD Business of the HouseI place on the record my own comments about Republic Day in India. Millions and millions of people will be celebrating the 74th Republic Day today. Tragically, the son of Ms Jayne…26 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Development CommitteeThis is an important report and I associate myself with the words of the Chair of the Committee regarding the witnesses and the staff members who have worked on this. Does my good…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTransPennine Express: Operational Performance13. Whether he has had discussions with TransPennine Express on its recent operational performance.19 Jan 2023HANSARDTransPennine Express: Operational PerformanceMr Speaker, as a north-west MP, you will be aware of the disgraceful service level offered by Avanti. My constituents have to deal with TransPennine Express on the one hand and…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseResearch tells us that diabetics suffer with disproportionately high rates of mental health problems. A report published by Diabetes UK in 2019 found that 50% of diabetics…19 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ2. The Prime Minister showed his cards this week by ramming through the sacking nurses Bill—he has literally gone from clapping nurses to sacking them. His Transport Secretary…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy best wishes to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to everyone in the House for 2023. I know that, like me, Mr Speaker is a keen cricket fan. In my constituency we are lucky to have…12 Jan 2023HANSARDBacklog of Criminal Court Cases21. What recent estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of criminal court cases in Stockport constituency.10 Jan 2023HANSARDService Family AccommodationThis is an extremely important issue, and I place on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) for securing this urgent question. I was lucky…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentA few weeks ago, I raised the link between TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast. I believe that TransPennine Express is entirely owned by FirstGroup, which also has a 70%…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentHaving visited the local Royal Mail workforce several times in the past few years, it seems to me that there is an agenda to basically reduce the job of postal workers to a…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentOne of the key points that I want to cover is the debt collection practice employed by several local authorities. I recently had a constituent in my constituency surgery who was…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Alcohol DutyStockport has several wonderful producers, including Robinsons Brewery and Stockport Gin, and they have been through a lot over the past few years. When will the Government…19 Dec 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Independent InquiryCan the Minister say whether any current or former members of the armed forces have been disciplined in relation to the special forces raid in Shesh Aba in August 2012 reported by…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Successive Speakers have agreed that Members should receive responses from Departments in a timely fashion, yet last week my office…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesOn the hon. Lady’s point on staff, my understanding is that since Avanti took over the franchise, it has got rid of 175 catering roles. That is having an impact on the service…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesI declare an interest and refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) on securing…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the Department for Transport should conduct economic analysis of the damage that Avanti has caused to each constituency it serves? I tabled a…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesThe hon. Member referenced the term “fragmentation” earlier, and Avanti often talks about the fact that it does not have enough drivers available for its services. If we had a…15 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Coast Main Line: ServicesI am often confused, because the Department for Transport often comes across as the public relations department for private rail operators, rather than as a Government Department…15 Dec 2022