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HANSARDEngagementsQ6. The west midlands car industry is world famous, and this Government back our automotive sector. We have a United States trade deal, and when criminals shut down production at…17 Dec 2025HANSARDOther Corrections… I also want to mention Chris Birch from the Swift Group in Wednesbury, who I met yesterday —he was in town to go to the Goldman Sachs “10k Small Businesses” reception yesterday…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am sure the Minister is coming on to this in her speech, but it might be worth reiterating, for the benefit of those on the Opposition Benches, that the best way to avoid having…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionsSeasonal Work The following extract is from the debate on Seasonal Work on 10 December 2025.15 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The west midlands is a key engine of the UK’s manufacturing base. What work is the Minister doing with our West Midlands Mayor to ensure that west midlands companies,…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOther Corrections… I also want to mention Chris Birch from the Swift Group in Wednesbury, who I met yesterday —he was in town to go to the Goldman Sachs “10k Small Businesses” reception yesterday…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI wonder if the hon. Gentleman would like to tell the House which of these business groups he disagrees with and that he thinks we should not listen to today, because these are…15 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkLovely pub!10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI will ask this question in a spirit of genuine curiosity, if I may. The trade deal done with the United States earlier in the year by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI am so glad that someone has mentioned the construction industry. However, the hon. Member is talking not about seasonal jobs but about contract work. The key to maintaining…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI would not wish to try the hon. Member’s generosity, but it seems to me that I have already been generous in my tribute to the work of the previous Government in continuing to…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkDoes the hon. Member agree that the way to solve the crisis in apprenticeships in hair and beauty, as well as the crisis of bogus self-employment in hair and beauty, is to…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI beg the indulgence of the House for a moment to welcome the opening this week on Market Place in central Wednesbury of the new Walden restaurant. The menu looks absolutely…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI am sure the hon. Member knows me well enough by now to know that I am not going to indulge in silly games. What I will say is that this Government’s priority is to get the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkMy hon. Friend reads my mind, as that is the point I was just about to make. I was so sad to see the Leader of the Opposition abandon what was one of the better policies of the…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkThe hon. Member need have no fear about the extent to which I talk to businesses in my constituency and more widely. I see at least one employer every single week—often not in…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkThe hon. Lady makes her point well, and she has made it; there is no need for me to respond. After 14 years of flatlining wages, wages are now growing faster than prices. That is…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI thank the hon. Member for his kind words, and for his intervention. It is absolutely clear that alongside investment in public services, there is investment in infrastructure,…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, as I have done since the first time we worked together, more than 20 years ago. It is interesting to hear the advocacy for welfare reform.…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI agree with my hon. Friend. Employers may continue to dismiss, as long as they do so for fair reasons and following a fair process, and good employers already do that. My…10 Dec 2025