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HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueHas the Chancellor of the Exchequer spoken to the Governor of the Bank of England about what action needs to be taken to bring about stability in our bond markets?14 Jan 2025HANSARDDrones: High-security PrisonsWe all appreciate the destructive impact of drugs in our prisons. In Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, we have the largest cluster of prisons in the United Kingdom, with HMP…14 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. There is total silence on what will happen. There is no sense that where a school is failing, action will be taken to ensure that…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe Bill removes academies’ ability to do more for teachers. The Ark academy trust, for example, pays its teachers an average of 2.5% more than every national pay point. Where…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThere are two sides to the Bill. Indeed, it could easily have been two Bills, and it may have made for stronger legislation had it been dealt with as two Bills. I commend the…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillHow many of the people involved have been held accountable, lost their job or had action taken against them?08 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformWhen the Casey review reports, if its recommendations are implemented, it will have a significant impact on local government. As the Secretary of State will be aware, large parts…06 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseIn Telford we saw the systematic abuse of so many children who were raped, and we saw a cover-up by the police and council officials, yet not a single member of the police force…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am sorry for not giving you advance notice of this. The ombudsman of this House has been completely ignored, as was demonstrated by…17 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportEvery single one of us in this House relies on the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to ensure that our constituents get redress. When the PHSO made a similar judgment…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseDunoon Mugs, based in Stone, is celebrating 50 years producing some of the world’s greatest ceramics. Can we have a debate not just to celebrate the amazing work of our potters in…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentI thank the right hon. Gentleman for taking the time to come to the House to set out where the milestones are—that is a positive move for a Government to make in order to give…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance Taxrose—04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI will, of course, give the hon. Gentleman the opportunity to burnish his potential to be that Parliamentary Private Secretary in DEFRA that I know he is so desperate for on any…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxStaffordshire is the largest dairy-producing county in the midlands and across the county we have 9,600 people working on farms. Four hundred and thirty-two of those farms are in…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxAll the while I have been a Member of Parliament, I have fought for my farmers, and I will continue to do so. I invite the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs to the next…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe hon. Gentleman has 428 farms in his constituency. How many of those farmers will thank him for supporting the Government today?04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe hon. Gentleman has made an important point, but analysis will show that over a 10-year period, 99% of the profit from the average 350-acre arable farm owned by a couple will…04 Dec 2024HANSARDAffordable HousingMany of my constituents have benefited over many years from the right to buy their council homes and social housing, which has given them an important step on to the ladder to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNorth-West SyriaThe Syrian Democratic Forces have been an incredibly important ally to the United Kingdom and many other countries in pursuing and degrading Islamic State over a long period of…02 Dec 2024