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HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryWill the hon. Member give way?08 Jun 2026HANSARD Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep IndustryI thank the hon. Member very much for getting this debate on the Floor. He references the BBC investigation, and the things that were put out on that were absolutely horrifying.…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Cheadle Train StationI thank my hon. Friend for that important intervention. The one word we can use to describe Nathaniel Yates is “legend”. He has put accessibility at train stations at the very top…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: PerformanceJust last week, a resident in Bramhall told me that his sister in Scotland sent two letters—one to himself in Greater Manchester and another to Australia. I am pretty sure that…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Cheadle Train Stationrose—18 Mar 2026HANSARD Cheadle Train StationI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of Cheadle train station. It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I thank the Minister for being here to…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Cheadle Train StationI thank the hon. Gentleman for that important intervention. Yes, the point is that this is about people. Given the rate I am losing my hair, I hope we get the train station while…18 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressThe victims of Jeffrey Epstein have always been, and must remain, at the forefront of our minds. The decades of abuse and suffering that they endured can never be undone. Although…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Power PlanToo often, my constituents, like many in the north of England, have seen such Government schemes ploughing money disproportionately into the south of England. In fact, Government…10 Feb 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI am honoured to be here for this debate. I thank the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) for leading the debate, and opening it with such an…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I visited Stepping Hill hospital in my constituency where I met the incredible team. They are working in some of the worst conditions. Staff showed me wards where sewage is…14 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Government FinanceStockport council, along with two other boroughs, missed out on the recovery grant. The grant was not mentioned in the fair funding review or consultation. Why was it not…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformBramhall and Heald Green are facing huge numbers of development proposals in their area, and the Government are today proudly announcing their policy to presume approval of…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPetitionsI would like to thank Save Hall Moss Fields Action Group for this much-needed petition. In my Cheadle constituency, we are facing unrealistic and unsustainable developments that…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 35, in schedule 1, page 25, line 23, leave out from “direction” to the end of the sub-paragraph and insert “should be given to a public official working…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. These amendments do nothing more than fix something in the current draft of the Bill, which seems inadvertently to have…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for the points that he made; he is spot on that the lack of clarity in the Bill, particularly surrounding what came out of the evidence sessions,…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)On a point of order, Sir Roger. I am not sure whether this is the right time to ask, but on the amendment paper, amendment 34 is down as a Liberal Democrat amendment, but on the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)Does the hon. Member agree that, when someone is in that position of power over a public body, they have a huge responsibility, not just for the culture but for the training, the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)Yes, sorry. In the last evidence session, we discussed a very similar situation when we heard from both Pete Weatherby and Daniel De Simone, one of whom is a KC trying to get to…02 Dec 2025