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HANSARD High Speed 2 CompensationCan the hon. Gentleman clarify whether, in the unfortunate and unlikely event of a Labour Government, they would reimpose safeguarding on phase 2a?18 Jan 2024HANSARDHS2 Cancellation and Network NorthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton) on securing this debate. I…17 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance BillI thank my right hon. Friend for giving way. In Staffordshire, which is a manufacturing powerhouse, R&D tax credits are vital in driving productivity in manufacturing businesses.…13 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyThe hon. Gentleman is making a very important and valuable point. The development of banking hubs in some towns, such as in Stone following the loss of Lloyds bank, will have a…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRural Councils: FundingThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Local authorities could deliver much better road improvements if they had a three or four-year plan and knowledge of what the funding…29 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeMy hon. Friend makes a very interesting point on the value that veterans can contribute not just to public sector employers such as the police but to so many private sector…15 Nov 2023HANSARD Personal StatementWith your permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a personal statement regarding an exchange that occurred on 13 and 14 September 2022 between myself and the then Chief…04 Sept 2023HANSARDRepublic of Somaliland (Recognition)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require His Majesty’s Government to recognise formally the Republic of Somaliland; to make provision in connection with…04 Jul 2023HANSARDBank Closures: Stoke-on-Trent NorthMy hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) set out the interesting idea of hubs working together, which is already being trialled. The Minister rightly…14 Jun 2023HANSARDBank Closures: Stoke-on-Trent NorthI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. We are also facing the closure of a Barclays branch in Wombourne, which is going to have a devastating impact on the village,…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIranIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He touched on an important point about the flow of weapons…07 Jun 2023HANSARDIranDoes the hon. Gentleman think that there are certain similarities with the reluctance to proscribe the political wing of Hezbollah? There is a lot of political will to make that…07 Jun 2023HANSARDChildren's Access to BooksI certainly agree. Getting a child reading anything is an incredibly important start. It fires their imagination, whether it is a comic book or one of the books of my hon. Friend,…06 Jun 2023HANSARDChildren's Access to BooksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford) on securing the debate. As has…06 Jun 2023HANSARDHunger: East Africa and the Horn of AfricaIt is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) on securing this debate on an incredibly important…25 Apr 2023HANSARDHunger: East Africa and the Horn of AfricaWe see real challenges with aid being channelled through Mogadishu, rather than going directly into Hargeisa. As has touched on that, there are amazing port facilities in Berbera…25 Apr 2023HANSARDHome EducationI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. In Staffordshire, we saw a large pre-pandemic increase in the number of children being home schooled, and the trend is…27 Mar 2023HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI congratulate the hon. Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi) on securing the debate and leading it so well. Some 91.4% of my South Staffordshire constituency sits within…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI wish to respectfully correct the hon. Gentleman. He is referring to already developed land—he talked about petrol stations and industrial areas—but actually that sits outside…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandMy hon. Friend is spot on. I know that our hon. Friend the Housing Minister has great ambition and drive. He has many predecessors whom he can far outshine by showing great…12 Oct 2022