Speeches by Jogee.

“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?”

“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 sooner we get back …”

“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 consistently put to Mi…”

“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 a case of the state…”

“Will the Minister give way? This is important.”

“You have never said that before, Dr Murrison. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) for securing the debate. As I said in my intervention, I know she is committed to working on the same issues that I have spent much of my first few years in this House working on…”

“Secretary of State, good morning. It is nice to see you. Can I ask a quick question to follow up from that introduction? In your discussions with the party leaders, can you confirm to the Committee that there was political buy-in from all the political parties to deliver a Budget? Are you reassured that that political …”

“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 Northern Ireland. It i…”

“Secretary of State, good morning. It is nice to see you. Can I ask a quick question to follow up from that introduction? In your discussions with the party leaders, can you confirm to the Committee that there was political buy-in from all the political parties to deliver a Budget? Are you reassured that that political …”

“That little follow-up perhaps addressed the question. My question was explicitly on whether you thought that there was political buy-in from all the parties. While I am grateful for the detailed nature of that response, we would be interested to know whether there would be a yes or no from you.”

“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.”

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“I just want to put on record that I did not go to get anyone; she found me.”

“That little follow-up perhaps addressed the question. My question was explicitly on whether you thought that there was political buy-in from all the parties. While I am grateful for the detailed nature of that response, we would be interested to know whether there would be a yes or no from you.”

“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 the M6 on the west s…”

“The Minister will know the strength of feeling in Newcastle-under-Lyme in support of a Newcastle-only unitary. Will she confirm that Members of this House have not been told about any proposed boundaries or confirmed plans? The idea that some members of the LGA have been notified of some confirmed proposals before this…”

“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?”

“Before the Secretary of State concludes, I thank him for his engagement, his respect towards me, as the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, and my Staffordshire colleagues, and for his support on this important issue. We would not have that £120 million package without his tenacity, and his encouragement to our colleagues…”