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HANSARDCoroner Services: West MidlandsI can say confidently that the coroners I have worked with work tirelessly, and often outside their working hours, to deliver the best possible service, but the limitations on…15 May 2025HANSARDCoroner Services: West MidlandsI agree wholeheartedly with the hon. Member. Up and down the country many organisations such as undertakers provide that support mechanism. Unfortunately, from my personal…15 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentWe have had truly shocking statements in this Chamber. The Foreign Secretary suggested that not enough Palestinians had been killed for it to constitute a genocide. The Prime…14 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleIn my Birmingham Perry Barr constituency, notwithstanding these forecasted cuts, people are already suffering because the Department for Work and Pensions—or perhaps His Majesty’s…07 May 2025HANSARD India-Pakistan: EscalationThere is enormous distrust between both nations, which stems from the dispute over Kashmir. Immediately after those terrorist events in India last month, India was quick off the…07 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I extend my extreme gratitude to the right hon. Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott) for…07 May 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillDoes the hon. Member know that any defendant before the courts who has no previous convictions, despite the seriousness of the offence, is entitled to a pre-sentence report?30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillJudges have been vilified, as have others sitting on the Sentencing Council, by Members of this House. Does the hon. Member agree that, if there is to be any vilification, it…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillThe hon. Gentleman has made his point, but as a criminal practitioner who has frequented courts over the last 20 years, I have seen disparities. I have seen sentencing which, in…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillLet me begin by drawing Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; I am a member of the Bar. I will align my comments with those of the Mother…30 Apr 2025HANSARDKashmir: Increasing TensionI share the sentiments that have rightly been expressed by all other Members. It is crucial to condemn unequivocally all forms of violence irrespective of their source, and our…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI am extremely grateful to the hon. Member for tabling his amendments. We have the finest legal system in the world, and one of its principles is the presumption of innocence. As…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitMore than 15,000 children have been murdered, more than 15,000 women have been murdered, and more than 15,000 innocent men have been murdered. The Minister used the word…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Irish Republican Alleged IncitementOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. My understanding, as a new MP, is that there is a long-standing convention by which a Member who intends to refer to another Member…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsChild sexual exploitation is a vile and despicable crime that cuts across all sections of our society. It is perpetrated by individuals with blackened souls who come from all…28 Apr 2025HANSARDBirmingham: Waste CollectionI recall asking the Minister on a previous occasion about getting support from military personnel, and he said that I had gone “from zero to 100” very quickly. The difficulty with…22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis morning, firefighters in Birmingham made it plain that they will stand in solidarity with the bin strikers in Birmingham and not collect the rubbish. We know that there are…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceBirmingham city council, which is the largest council in Europe, covers some of the vast number of roads and arterial routes coming in and out of the city with Spaghetti junction.…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI welcome the Minister’s statement. These discussions are sometimes very polarised, but let me say now that this is not just an affront to the House and every Member in it and not…07 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsTime and again we have heard Ministers at the Dispatch Box say that they are doing everything they can, and talking about the diplomatic levers that they are trying to pull. We…02 Apr 2025