LabourMP for Lichfield
“I thank my honourable Friend for giving way. I also apologize to my honourable Friend for Stoke on Trent Central for not quite being able to get here for the kick off. And my honourable Friend was talking about the importance of the ceramic…”
“1. What steps she is taking to support the long-term financial sustainability of farm businesses.…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a long name; there are lots of letters in the second bit. The farming road map that we have seen today sets out a long-term plan for fertiliser. That will be really welcome for farmers across Lichfield…”
“12. What steps her Department plans to take to help support the response to alleged abuse at workplaces connected to Mohamed al-Fayed.…”
“I begin by thanking the right honourable Member for North East Cambridgeshire (Steve Barclay) for bringing this debate to the House today and for his advocacy on behalf of his constituents. I hope that Jack’s family, at what must be a terri…”
“We are here tonight to talk about a very large piece of legislation, but I would like to focus my remarks on just one part of it, which is the changes the Government want to bring in around planning for the future in the NHS, which are so v…”
“The announcement today of the £120 million fund to support the UK ceramics industry will be so welcome in my part of Staffordshire. Armitage Shanks is often not spoken of in the same breath as ceramics—partly because of the excellent advoca…”
“The honourable Member is being very generous with her time, and I appreciate that. In south Staffordshire we have had massive problems with HS2, and particularly with the route that it has had to take. It is on a very wide arc around the ci…”
“The Secretary of State will not be surprised to see me rise yet again to raise issues with HS2. She is right to be angry about the scale of the failings laid out in the reports published today. She is angry, and I am angry, but our anger pa…”
“3. How he plans to work with the Prime Minister’s adviser on women and girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.…”
“I thank the honourable Member for bringing to light the Clive Treacey checklist, because it is a really fitting way to remember Clive. It is important to remember, however, that although it is named after Clive, he is not defined by his epi…”
“Q15. Tomorrow night I will be hosting a public meeting about the chronically delayed Burntwood health centre. For well over a decade, people in my town have been let down by the lack of a replacement facility. We thought there might be ligh…”
“Not for the first time at business questions, I am raising the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, which is a multi-academy trust in the west midlands that runs six schools in my constituency, and 24 in total. The trust found itself in signi…”
“I am sure that right honourable and honourable Members from across the House agree that one of the best things about this job is working with people in our constituencies who see something that they want to change and do something about it.…”
“Earlier, the honourable Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) mentioned that it can be difficult to advise people to come into the role that we all do. She would be well served just by playing people a recording of what we have heard …”
“Residents of St John’s Grange in Lichfield have serious concerns about the property management company, Remus, that is running their estate. Some residents have submitted formal complaints and had no reply from the company, and a promised m…”
“4. What steps he is taking to help increase levels of private sector investment.…”
“Will my honourable Friend give way?…”
“My speaking notes talk about excuses from Royal Mail. Now that I am in the Chamber, though, I do not think that is the language I will use, because people across Lichfield, Burntwood and the villages are sick of being lied to by Royal Mail.…”
“I thank the Chancellor for her statement. She is absolutely right to take the action that she has on energy prices, particularly given that 20% of the world’s oil is transported via the strait of Hormuz. The strait of Hormuz also transports…”
“There is precious little good news around at the moment, but I may have some for the Secretary of State. I have listened to the contributions from those on the Opposition Benches, and I think I have discovered a new renewable energy source:…”
“My constituents in Burntwood have been waiting for a new GP practice since 2009. Over 16 years of cancellations, missed deadlines and broken promises, people have had to visit their doctor in a temporary facility made out of portacabins in …”
“People across Lichfield, Burntwood and the villages are overjoyed that this Government are investing in the midlands rail hub project, but they are eager for more. Will the departmental team look again at the south Staffordshire line, which…”
“The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership runs 24 schools in the west midlands, including six in my constituency. It is currently trying to plug a £6 million gap in its finances that was caused by what it characterises as an accounting error. T…”
“8. What steps she is taking to providing funding for rail infrastructure.…”
“In my part of the world, people who get in touch with me about crime raise four major issues: car crime, county lines, antisocial behaviour and retail crime. The first two are often caused by criminal networks that extend beyond Staffordshi…”
“For 17 long years, constituents across Lichfield, Burntwood and the villages have had to deal with the complete failure of HS2 Ltd while Ministers were asleep at the wheel. The chaotic Conservative cancellation of the scheme did nothing to …”
“My constituent Lisa has a severe condition that affects her nerves. She cannot stand, feed herself or use the bathroom unaided, she has a tracheotomy to help her breathe and, without the aid of a wheelchair, she can only leave her house for…”
“9. What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services.…”
“I thank my honourable Friend and constituency neighbour for his kind words and his campaigning on this issue. As I am sure he well knows, Rugeley Trent Valley train station serves a very rural area—the footprint of the station is mainly in …”
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