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HANSARD Rural Mobile ConnectivityMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Similarly, in my constituency, I surveyed residents in a number of villages such as Edingale, Clifton Campville and Harlaston to ask…12 Feb 2026HANSARD School Minibus SafetyIt is good to see so many hon. and right hon. Members present to take part in this important debate on school minibus safety. No family should ever have to question whether their…12 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsIn my constituency, the beautiful grade II listed Chetwynd bridge on the A513 between Edingale and Alrewas has been restricted to cars and light vans since October 2023, so…11 Feb 2026HANSARDBusiness Rates: Retail, Hospitality and LeisureTwo weeks ago, I held a roundtable for hospitality businesses in Tamworth to discuss the broken business rates system, and I then wrote to the Department about their preferences…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksI am so glad that we are having this important debate, because my constituents have contacted me to say how concerned they are about the decibels issue. The hon. Lady’s proposal…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Road Safety StrategyThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and happy new year. Although I welcome the road safety strategy, it sadly ignores school minibus safety, despite my raising this issue with the…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy new year, Mr Speaker. Access to a local GP is vital for every community, and residents in Shenstone and Stonnall are rightly concerned about a consultation that proposes…08 Jan 2026HANSARDDigital IDMy constituents have also raised concerns, particularly around cyber-security. One of my constituents was told by the DWP that they were defrauding the child benefit system when…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDWill my hon. Friend give way?08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI commend my hon. Friend for the work that he has done and that the Department continues to do on this. One of the interesting things about this provision is that, in 2013, the…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI thank the hon. Lady for her fantastic speech. In Staffordshire, I met representatives of one of my local specialist schools, who said that it receives 200 applications for just…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 278, in clause 41, page 49, line 26, at end insert “and only after VFM assessments are available to the Trustees as part of the decision making process.”…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendments made: 105, in clause 38, page 43, line 7, at end insert— “(and for that purpose, a…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 276, to clause 38, page 42, line 41, at end insert— “(aa) the progress towards the targets set out in the Mansion House Agreement (2025) and the state of…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Sixth sitting)On that basis, I am happy to beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q I am interested in exactly what you were saying around the two-tier element, partly around the challenge of the fact that there are people who have got the full recompense or…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to go back a little and talk about transfer of funds into pools. During the transitional phase there are funds that might have ordinarily been making investments and…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)I was contacted by my constituents, so thank you for that.02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)And I.02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)Q I am interested in hearing a little more about unlocking surplus and some of the challenges, particularly in the way that it is described or calculated, and what the thresholds…02 Sept 2025