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HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainThe Minister talks about what potentially might happen, but, with respect, that is almost scaremongering. Most of those people are hard-working citizens. Does the Minister not…02 Feb 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. I especially welcome the fact that the plan will now ensure a degree of localisation and devolution when it comes to decision making,…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Waste Collection: Birmingham and the West MidlandsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton), who is an ardent and extremely consistent advocate…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Waste Collection: Birmingham and the West MidlandsDoes the hon. Member agree that the issue is not just the lack of green and recyclable waste collections, but that communities who live in inner-city areas, where more individuals…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands PoliceThis is truly a sad day for British politics. Despite all the rhetoric in this House, Brummies know the truth: this is nothing but a witch hunt and the chief constable is being…14 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands PoliceThe police did their job and now they are being punished for it, so I ask the Home Secretary: is it worth throwing our chief constable under the bus just to show that the words of…14 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsBirmingham residents have just marked the first anniversary of the bin strikes. We have spent more than £15 million on agency staff. Will the Minister personally intervene to help…12 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsThe hon. Member makes a persuasive point about modelling and impact assessments. Having practised at the criminal Bar for the last two decades, I can tell the House that there…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsA very valid point was raised earlier about triaging whether a case should have a jury trial. If a judge decides that the sentence would be less than three years, but after a…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsWill the hon. Lady give way?07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsThe Minister tells the House that an insignificant number of cases will be impacted. If that is true, what is the point? I am sure he has heard the adage that justice must not…07 Jan 2026HANSARDMiddle East and North AfricaDeep down we all know that there is no real ceasefire. How can it be a ceasefire when more than 500 civilian Palestinians have been murdered, approximately 100 of them children?…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaAbsent international rules-based order leads to chaos. We all know that within chaos there is order; sadly, that order is one in which the strongest survive and the most…05 Jan 2026HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) for securing this debate. We have heard several…17 Dec 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls StrategyAlarmingly, in Birmingham Perry Barr—and, I suspect, in Birmingham generally—some women who have been the subject of domestic violence are thinking about moving back in with the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDSudan: Humanitarian SituationAs well as the atrocious mass murders, the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan only worsens. It is vital that we commit ourselves not only to giving aid, but to delivering it in a…15 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS: Winter PreparednessWe are told that the NHS is adequately funded, but in Birmingham and my constituency, the ambulance service does not respond. People dialling 999 are informed that they ought to…15 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationThank you, Sir Roger. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I thank the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain) for his passionate statement and for securing…10 Dec 2025HANSARD AI SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I thank the hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley (Iqbal Mohamed) for securing this crucial debate. Many aspects of…10 Dec 2025HANSARDKashmir: Self-determinationWe have constantly heard that this is a bilateral issue. The existence of UN resolutions clearly suggests it is not a bilateral but an international issue. Does the hon. Member…10 Dec 2025