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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jul 2025
Housing Provision in Stafford

"I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. My dad does not work any more, but he was a bricklayer. He always said to me that if he had owned his own business, he would have built bungalows because there is always a need for them—this country can never build enough …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jul 2025
Housing Provision in Stafford

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered housing provision in Stafford.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate.

To give some understanding of the local picture, Stafford borough is currently without an adopted local …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Independent Water Commission

"On Crooked Bridge Road in my constituency of Stafford, Eccleshall and the villages, it has taken the county council far too long to accept responsibility for faulty pipes. The buck has been passed between the council and Severn Trent, and the investigative work will not even start till 1 August. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2025
Strategy for Elections

"As a member of the Speaker’s Conference, I have heard evidence that has shocked me to my core, so I know how much needed these reforms are.

This week I have held my first summer school with 16 and 17-year-olds this week. Twenty of them have been learning about how …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2025
Business of the House

"Members who are frequent flyers at business questions may contradict me when I say that Stafford is the best constituency, but I do not think that any would contradict its being the most gridlocked, so I thank the Leader of the House for her answer last week.

I have recently …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2025
Global Plastics Treaty

"I thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for securing this debate. I know he is deeply committed to this issue.

I want to draw attention to a part of this crisis that is often overlooked but no less urgent: microplastics, which I know the Minister …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2025
Global Plastics Treaty

"I was not familiar with the legislation that France has passed. When I buy clothes, I try to make sure that I buy natural fibres, which can be tough to do—I find that I really have to search for them. We could look at introducing similar legislation, which sounds like …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

"I am grateful to see so many Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent MPs in the Chamber today. I am especially pleased to be here today, because I have a group of brilliant young people from my own constituency of Stafford, Eccleshall and the villages participating in my first ever summer school; they …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Commemoration of Matchgirls’ Strike

"I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford and Bow (Uma Kumaran) for securing this important debate on a topic that needs a greater light shining on it. I find the debate similarly emotional, having worked with women and girls throughout my career to help them find their voice. …..."
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