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Debate between Jack Brereton and Edward Argar(10 months, 2 weeks ago)
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Edward Argar
I would gently say to the hon. Lady that we will take no lessons on prison building from the Labour party—the party that promised three Titan prisons, with 7,500 places. How many were built? Zero. This is a Government who are committed to building 20,000 new, state-of-the-art prison places. Two prisons have already been built. One is in construction. One has just received planning permission, and I am hopeful that the other two of the six will receive that in due course.
Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Con)
Social Distancing: 2 Metre Rule
Debate between Jack Brereton and Edward Argar(4 years, 5 months ago)
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Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Con)
It is fantastic that more shops are now reopening in Stoke-on-Trent, and I hope that everyone supports our local retailers and market traders, but does my hon. Friend agree that it is vital to maintain social distancing and that we should reduce it from 2 metres only when the risks have been assessed and it is safe to do so?
Edward Argar
My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is exactly what the review will look at.
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Debate between Jack Brereton and Edward Argar(4 years, 10 months ago)
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Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Con)
Edward Argar
I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who, along with my other hon. Friends who represent Stoke, has raised this issue in the past; they are right to highlight it. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that Labour’s PFI deal has left the trust burdened with debt. My Department’s PFI centre of best practice supports trusts in ensuring best value, and I will happily ask it to work with him. Yesterday I also committed to meet him and my other hon. Friends to discuss this matter.