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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2026
Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns

"My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Connections between towns give rise to employment opportunities and create connectivity, which adds to our local economy, as well as having wider benefits.

The WSMR bid will not take profit from other operators, because they choose not to serve our town. Instead, open …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2026
Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns

"My hon. Friend makes a really important point, because most modelling shows that passenger numbers have not just recovered post covid, but have grown significantly. To achieve modal shift, we need to lean into that latent demand and make sure we provide opportunities for people to travel by train.

I …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2026
Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns

"The hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point. Public transport must combine both trains and buses to make sure that all communities are well served.

As I was saying, Shropshire is the only county in the UK without a direct train to London. We can change at Birmingham, Stafford or Crewe, …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2026
Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns

"My hon. Friend has made a powerful point about the need to visit these beautiful spots around the country.

A loop of the River Severn encircles our medieval town with a beating modern heart on the border with Wales. However, before all Members in the Chamber rush to book their …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2026
Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns

"I thank the hon. Lady for making that point about the inter-regional connectivity between our market towns. We need to get to London, but also to travel to each other. In Shropshire, we have three hospitals dotted throughout the county. Because of the lack of buses between those hospitals, we …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Mar 2026
Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns

"I am delighted to lead this debate to enable the House to discuss the need for rail connections between London and rural towns.

As the Minister well knows, I represent the beautiful constituency of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire and home to some 70,000 residents. We already have the …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Mar 2026
Child Maintenance Service

"My hon. Friend is making a powerful case for the reform of the CMS. My constituent has been hounded by her ex-partner, with eight consecutive investigations by the CMS triggered by his complaints about her. It has ultimately caused her to give up work. Does my hon. Friend agree that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Mar 2026
Heating Oil Support

"The 6,700 households in my constituency that are wholly reliant on heating oil have been very anxious following the impact of the war. They tell me that the impact on oil supplies has doubled and—in one case—trebled the price of heating oil, and some suppliers are no longer offering delivery …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 09 Mar 2026
Type 1 Diabetes: Infant Testing

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. It is incredible to see that more than 121,000 people signed John Story’s powerful petition, which has enabled today’s debate. I am here to give two clear messages.

My first message is to apologise to local campaigners, particularly Mandy …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Feb 2026
Local Transport: Planning Developments

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted (Victoria Collins) for securing today’s debate, which brings together so many of us who have a shared passion for aligning local transport with development.

I can understand why so …..."

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