Last week I held an emergency community meeting for 250 workers in my constituency about to lose their jobs following the closure of the electric fibreglass site in Hindley Green. It was heartbreaking. Some families have three generations of workers who have powered the blast furnace and produced materials for our energy, defence and housing sectors. After working with Government, me, the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the GMB union to prevent this closure, I am bitter about another foreign company closing a blast furnace in our country. What is the Minister doing to get workers like those back into work so they can contribute to a strong industrial future?

Will the Secretary of State join me and millions across the north in celebrating rugby league as a sport that has always judged people by character, not race or class, and in congratulating Billy Boston on becoming Sir Billy Boston?

In the towns I represent, the largest type of private employment is the trades. Bricklayers, plumbers, electricians—these are the people who build our nation’s future and on whom our future security and prosperity depend. They are the working people the Labour party was created to represent. What is the Minister doing to ensure that more young people get into the trades, in particular partnering with local technical colleges like ours in Wigan and Leigh?

Welcoming funding was announced for Abram Bryn Gates school in Bamfurlong, in my constituency, in the last free school funding round, but the school has just been told that that funding has been paused, possibly until 2028. It is a really important school, because it provides support for kids to stay in mainstream education even when they have left. When can my constituents expect a decision to be made on the funding for this school?

What steps she is taking to increase the number of children achieving the early learning goals?

In my constituency of Makerfield, over 500 people will benefit from changes introduced by this Government to the mineworkers' pension scheme. For years, those people and their families watched as Conservative Governments stole their pensions and disrespected their work. I want us to celebrate our industrial past and remember those who made this nation wealthy and powered our industrial revolution. Does the Secretary of State agree that we need to do more to remember the legacy of mining as well as driving up living standards?

What assessment has been made of the potential impact of changes to the mineworkers' pension scheme on the living standards of recipients?

In Makerfield, the council and NHS trust are pioneering a health system focused on prevention through neighbourhood health centres. What is being done to improve access to primary care, especially data-driven preventive care?

What steps is the Chancellor taking to boost long-term investment, especially in digital and technology? As co-chair of the Labour Growth Group, I welcome the Chancellor's decision to unleash a revolution in investment in Britain. However, the capital we must invest is not just physical but digital.

We know that the barriers to building more houses in towns such as those I represent in Makerfield are often political, not technical. For years, Conservative Members allowed themselves to become mouthpieces for the blockers and the naysayers, which is why, as co-chair of the Labour Growth Group, I welcome the commitment by the Secretary of State to back builders. What steps is her Department taking to increase the supply of housing in towns such as those I represent in Makerfield?

What steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of housing in towns in the Makerfield constituency?

Despite significant spending of taxpayer cash, as in so many things, public sector productivity got worse under the last Government. When I worked in artificial intelligence, it was clear that so many of the barriers to harnessing technology are specific, granular and often not glamorous, such as sharing data better across organisations. Has the Minister assessed how digital technologies can be used to increase productivity in the public sector and improve public services?

What steps he is taking to increase the use of digital technologies by Government Departments. Despite significant spending of taxpayer cash, public sector productivity got worse under the last Government. When I worked in artificial intelligence, it was clear that so many of the barriers to harnessing technology are specific, granular and often not glamorous, such as sharing data better across organisations. Has the Minister assessed how digital technologies can be used to increase productivity in the public sector and improve public services?