Commons
Oral Questions
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
3 September 2026
2 contributions
Digital Inclusion: Newcastle-under-Lyme
9. What steps her Department is taking to improve digital inclusion in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
I welcome the Minister to her new position. Residents across Newcastle-under-Lyme, particularly in Betley, Wolseley and Wrinehill, have been digitally left behind by poor broadband connectivity for far too long. I have raised this issue before, but will the new Minister do what she can to ensure tha…
Commons
Petition
2 September 2026
Train Service between Stoke-on-Trent Railway Station and Manchester Airport
Happy birthday to you for yesterday, Madam Deputy Speaker.
I rise to present a petition on behalf of hundreds of local people in Newcastle-under-Lyme who, like me, want a direct train connection between Stoke-on-Trent railway station and Manchester airport—a connection that will benefit constituent…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
1 September 2026
China: Threat to UK Interests
We have all seen the corrosive impact of the Chinese Government’s policies in Africa, in the south Pacific and throughout the Commonwealth. That is as important for our national interest as it is for the countries affected. What are we doing about it?
Commons
Proceedings
1 September 2026
Speaker’s Statement
We have all seen the corrosive impact of the Chinese Government’s policies in Africa, in the south Pacific and throughout the Commonwealth. That is as important for our national interest as it is for the countries affected. What are we doing about it?
Commons
Debate
1 September 2026
Road Safety Plans
I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require local authorities in England to prepare and publish a road safety plan in respect of each school in their area; and for connected purposes.
It is good to be back. The reasons behind my bringing the Road Safety Plans Bill to the House…
Commons
Oral Questions
Transport
16 July 2026
Topical Questions
T9. On buses, on transport and train connectivity, and on our roads, Newcastle-under-Lyme was let down and left behind by the previous Government. Will the Minister set out what we are doing to get a grip, and can we meet to discuss the transport priorities of my constituents?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
16 July 2026
Local Government Reorganisation
The announcement today and the proposals in it are completely unacceptable. I reject them in the strongest terms—[Interruption.] Don’t heckle me. I have been saying this all along, so let me finish; I speak for my constituents. There is nothing in the proposals that reflects the views that I have co…
Commons
Debate
16 July 2026
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment
It is a pleasure to follow the Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman). I join him in paying tribute to Ann Widdecombe. We must be able to disagree without being disagreeable—or in this case, murderous—in our country. It is the British way and the…
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 July 2026
Waste Management Sites
As my hon. Friend knows—we have discussed this many times—we in Newcastle-under-Lyme know all about the impact that the idea of profit over people can have on the health and wellbeing of communities such as hers and mine, and about the consequences of landfill sites. She is right to say that this is…
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 July 2026
4 contributions
Northern Ireland Hospitality Sector
I am grateful to my hon. Friend—he knows he is my friend—for giving way. I am enjoying his introductory remarks. Although I will not comment on the specifics of the pilot, I was married at the Dunadry hotel in his constituency, so I will take any opportunity to celebrate the hospitality sector in No…
I am grateful for the Minister’s belated congratulations. My wife probably feels like she has been married to me for a lifetime, although it has been three and something years.
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Health and Social Care
14 July 2026
2 contributions
Health Inequalities: Staffordshire
11. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities in Staffordshire.
Audley health centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme is the fifth worst practice for asthma prevalence in our ICB and the rural practice with the highest number of people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Local GP Dr Richard Page puts that down to the prevailing wind blowing pollution from …
Commons
Debate
9 July 2026
5 contributions
British Industry Supercharger: Ceramics
And to mine!
Does my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour agree that the best way to do what he and my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Leigh Ingham) suggest is for the Government to get behind my 10-minute rule Bill to back British bricks?
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
6 July 2026
Ceramics Industry
I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) for opening this debate. It is fitting that that was done by a good, loud and honourable Staffordshire voice—it could be no other way. Like him, I declare an interest as a proud member of the GMB. This debate is personal for t…
Commons
Westminster Hall
24 June 2026
Farming: Financial Sustainability
Newcastle-under-Lyme is home to many brilliant farmers who work relentlessly to supply our shops, pubs and restaurants and to tend to our green and pleasant land. When I was elected I promised my farmers and their families that I would fight their corner every single day. We need a fairer deal for o…
Commons
Petition
24 June 2026
Proposed development of site AB2 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
On this hot day I rise to present the petition of residents of the constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme. I also draw the House’s attention to the declaration of interest from the new leader of Newcastle-under-Lyme borough council at the cabinet meeting yesterday.
The petition states:
The petition …
Commons
Petition
24 June 2026
Proposed development of site AB2 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
On this hot day I rise to present the petition of residents of the constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme. I also draw the House’s attention to the declaration of interest from the new leader of Newcastle-under-Lyme borough council at the cabinet meeting yesterday.
The petition states:
The petition …
Commons
Oral Questions
Treasury
23 June 2026
Topical Questions
T2. Staffordshire’s MPs hunt as a pack, and we are all grateful for the package of support for the ceramics industry. It is important for jobs and livelihoods in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where we make excellent British bricks. May I urge the Chancellor to do whatever possible to increase the use of Bri…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
16 June 2026
Topical Questions
Next January, the United Kingdom will take the chair of the G20, providing our country with a real platform to lead international conversations and to deliver here at home. Will the Minister tell the House what our priorities will be when we take the chair and what plans we have across Government to…
Commons
Proceedings
15 June 2026
Defence Investment Plan
I acknowledge the service of my right hon. Friend the Member for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (John Healey) and others who worked in his office, and I am sorry to see them go. I thank the Minister for his response, but I have to say that this is one heck of a mess. I know how difficult it can be to work…
Commons
Oral Questions
Housing, Communities and Local Government
15 June 2026
Topical Questions
In 2022, my constituents at No. 1 London Road in Newcastle-under-Lyme were told that urgent action was needed due to fire safety concerns over the building’s cladding. It is now 2026 and, four years later, that urgent action is yet to begin. Can the Minister set out what steps she will take to ensur…
Commons
Westminster Hall
11 June 2026
Secondary Breast Cancer
I am grateful to the hon. Member and to my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) for securing this vital debate. I am pleased that it was rescheduled from earlier in the year and that we have the opportunity to be here today.
In advance of this debate, I heard from many women i…
Commons
Westminster Hall
11 June 2026
Freedom of Religion or Belief: Sudan
I am sorry for being late, Mrs Barker, but I had a meeting with the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, my hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Nesil Caliskan); otherwise I would have been here at the beginning of the debate. It is good to see you in the Chair. My …
Commons
Debate
1 June 2026
Coastal Communities: Government Support
I am grateful to the Minister for issuing invitations to meet to colleagues. My constituency did not get Pride in Place funding, and I would be grateful if she could find some time to have a cup of tea with me so that I can make the case for it to her before too long.
Commons
Oral Questions
Business and Trade
21 May 2026
Topical Questions
I am delighted that the Government have listened to my calls, and those of my neighbours in Stoke-on-Trent, to finally act to support the ceramics industry—calls so loud that my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell) has lost his voice. While we await the detail, will the S…
Commons
Oral Questions
Justice
19 May 2026
Topical Questions
Can the Minister assure me and my constituents back home that the changes to the unduly lenient sentence scheme will ensure that victims of crime in Newcastle-under-Lyme and across the kingdom are better supported at every stage of the criminal justice system?