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HANSARDDefence Industrial Base11. What steps he is taking to help strengthen the defence industrial base.03 Nov 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxOne of the key achievements in the first 15 months of this Labour Government has been that we are starting to fix some of the mess from the dreadful agreement that the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxHere we go again, Madam Deputy Speaker—always the promise of tax cuts to come, never the proper plans to ensure it is affordable. This motion tells us everything we need to know…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI am speaking today about the other part of the motion before us—the part about the unspecified cuts that would pay for the tax cut—and the implications of that. As the hon.…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxTo be clear, the point that I am making is about the unspecified cuts referenced in the motion. I am talking about the implications from the last time the Conservatives made cuts…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceLast week, I went to the toddler group at Open Heaven church in Friar Park. The mums there told me there is nothing for young people to do in Friar Park—no playground, no youth…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillOnce again, I stand here proud to speak in favour of this groundbreaking legislation that finally brings some balance back between the landlord’s right to profit from an asset and…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareI am so glad to see the extension of the holiday activities and food programme. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to the work of Jo Haydon and all the staff and…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality Sectorindicated dissent.03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorIn the spirit of the Minister’s invitation, I invite any Member to come to one of our brilliant Black Country Desi pubs, or to come and eat orange chips with me next to the canal.…03 Sept 2025HANSARDOther Corrections…The other investment that I want to talk about relates to a wonderful, timely announcement being made today by colleagues at the Department for Transport. They have announced the…01 Sept 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionsBlack Country Day The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on Black Country Day on 22 July 2025.01 Sept 2025HANSARDOther Corrections…The other investment that I want to talk about relates to a wonderful, timely announcement being made today by colleagues at the Department for Transport. They have announced the…01 Sept 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayWas my hon. Friend, like me, pleased to see our West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker’s new growth strategy, which was published yesterday? It explicitly identifies a number of the…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayDoes the hon. Member recognise that a number of our Black Country local authorities have, over the past 15 years, lost hundreds of millions of pounds of local government funding,…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayHaving recently run a competition for the best orange chips in Tipton and Wednesbury, I have great experience of sampling the double-battered delicacy—oh yes, we are talking about…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayAs a proud Black Country MP, it is good to see the right hon. Member in her place today. I thank her for the intervention, but I am afraid I cannot agree. Much of my constituency…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayI absolutely agree with the hon. Member. It is so important that each of our areas is celebrated for what they are—what they are now, what they have been and what they could…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayAbsolutely. I thank my hon. Friend, one of my constituency neighbours, for his intervention. It was a difficult day when we all stood here in Westminster Hall debating the future…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayI thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate and put our brilliant region in the spotlight today. I thank the Minister, the shadow Minister and the Liberal Democrat…22 Jul 2025