"Too often, the voices of people who come through routes like apprenticeships, working people or tradespeople are missing from these debates, but I am really proud of my education and of my route through as an apprentice.
On apprenticeships, at the moment we are asking too many small and medium-sized …..." Hannah Spencer - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank and congratulate the hon. Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) on securing the debate.
In Manchester alone last year, there were around 15,000 reports of fly-tipping. That is more than 40 incidents every single day. …..." Hannah Spencer - View Speech
"Grassroots music venues in the constituency I represent, such as the Talleyrand, face increasing costs from business rates despite the emergency relief that has been provided. Can the Minister tell me how the music plan will help tackle the structural issues facing grassroots venues, such as the Talleyrand, and how …..." Hannah Spencer - View Speech
"Q13. Running a business as a plumber, I was well used to dealing with dirty grubbiness, and there is still plenty of that dirty grubbiness behind me. Running a business is tough, so will the Prime Minister join me in backing the “VAT’s the Problem” campaign to cut VAT rates …..." Hannah Spencer - View Speech
It is a pleasure to serve with you chairing, Ms McVey, and I am grateful to colleagues who are here today. This is my first speech in Westminster Hall, and we all have a lot to say on this …..." Hannah Spencer - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments, and I agree that we have to do something to tackle this immediately.
Before I became an MP, I was a plumber. I spent my days going into people’s homes, and on so many occasions I saw the problem right in front …..." Hannah Spencer - View Speech
Bills have gone up by 79% since the energy crisis began in 2020. That is an extra £5,000, when our constituents’ hard-earned wages are already stretched to breaking point. Yet, from 1 July our constituents face another increase, of £221, when the next …..." Hannah Spencer - View Speech
Fourthly and finally, we must go further and faster on renewables. New fossil fuel extraction will not bring down bills or improve the UK’s energy security—a fact I know the Minister agrees with. Since the start of the war in Iran, wind and solar have …..." Hannah Spencer - View Speech
If we do not do something, this issue will keep happening. We need to act—not in the interests of fossil fuel giants, but in the interests of the very people who sent us to this place to make their lives more liveable...." Hannah Spencer - View Speech
"I have had the privilege of meeting some of the women who survived Epstein’s abuse, and I pay tribute to them and to those who are no longer with us. Does the right hon. and learned Gentleman agree that as we rightly discuss the processes that took place, we must …..." Hannah Spencer - View Speech