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HANSARD BBC Monitoring ServiceThe right hon. Member is delivering an excellent speech. As the Defence Committee did in 2016, the Foreign Affairs Committee is now conducting an inquiry into disinformation,…04 Sept 2025HANSARD BBC Monitoring Servicerose—04 Sept 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingMy constituents in Halesowen continue to be concerned about the number of people crossing to the UK on small boats. They are calling for swift and tough action against the people…04 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumIn a previous life, I worked on the Turkey-Greece returns deal, which returned refugees who had crossed in small boats from Turkey to the Greek islands in return for properly…01 Sept 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayOne of the best matches in the country.22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayDoes my hon. Friend agree with me that the three trade deals that our Prime Minister secured earlier this year with India, the EU and America will benefit our region greatly and…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tipton and Wednesbury (Antonia Bance) for organising this debate. It is a pleasure to…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayIt is fantastic to see the Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, promoting growth across our region. I am also delighted to see that the defence sector, which will be vital…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastWe have seen again images of children dying of starvation and malnutrition, and this comes after months of warnings from the UN system about the catastrophic humanitarian…21 Jul 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy Sector: Workers’ RightsMany of my constituents in Halesowen work in energy-intensive industries such as forges and heavy manufacturing. The Government are rightly supporting those industries to become…15 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanI served twice in Afghanistan alongside some of the bravest soldiers, judges and women’s rights defenders I have met. After the fall of Kabul, I was based in Pakistan with the…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy Sector: Workers’ Rights1. What steps he is taking to support workers’ rights in the renewable energy sector.15 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionWill the shadow Minister give way?14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionThe right hon. Member talks about recruitment. Does he recognise that 14 years of Conservative government wrecked our armed forces, and that what the Labour Government are doing…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionWill the hon. Member give way?14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his service. I agree that that is a gross injustice. Would he support a new investigation into his friend’s death, if new evidence were to…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionThe right hon. Gentleman is right. The nub of the matter is that we must ensure that veterans have the right protections and that they are not taken through additional tests, but…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI would like to hear more from the Secretary of State about the protections that veterans will be given, one of which, I understand, is that no veteran will be asked to travel to…14 Jul 2025