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HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour: DudleyI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. This issue affects not just Dudley but the whole of Dudley borough, an area that covers the constituency of my hon.…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury North (Mr Frith) for securing this important debate. This is a subject of huge…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Hair and Beauty Sector: Government PolicyIt is an honour to again serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Hornchurch and Upminster (Julia Lopez) for securing this important debate. I was…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Onshore Wind and Solar GenerationI thank the Minister for expediting this important legislation to transform the energy landscape in the UK. I have long campaigned for renewable energy measures to reduce our…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Welfare ReformMany organisations, including our own NHS, use punitive capability processes when scoring the illnesses of people who become sick while in work, which causes additional stress to…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently met my constituent, Becky, who is profoundly disabled after her mother was given Primodos, a hormone-based pregnancy test that was popular in the ’60s and ’70s and…13 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) for securing this important debate and all hon. Members for their powerful contributions. My constituency has a…06 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeIn the uncertain global situation we currently live in, I welcome the announcement of increased defence spending. I am sure it will also be welcomed by 63 Military Intelligence…05 Mar 2025HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseFireworks are used all over the world as a way of celebrating different events, and they bring enjoyment to many. However, fireworks now continue throughout the winter season;…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The hon. Gentleman is using incorrect language. It is not suicide. That is offensive. I ask him please to correct his language.29 Nov 2024HANSARDDomestic Abuse7. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle domestic abuse.25 Nov 2024HANSARDDomestic AbuseI thank the Minister for her response. My constituent Samantha Billingham is a domestic abuse survivor who now runs training sessions on coercive control. Coercive control is a…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Broxtowe (Juliet Campbell), and for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson), and the hon. Member…05 Nov 2024HANSARDUkraineI welcome the statement, which is good news for Ukraine. Does my right hon. Friend agree that Ukraine is the frontier of war with the Kremlin, that international support is now…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Telegraph Poles: Planning PermissionIn Stourbridge in the west midlands, we face similar problems with the same company, which is causing havoc. As my hon. Friend rightly says, the legislation was passed in 2013,…17 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraine: Military Support13. What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on support for Ukraine.14 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportI thank the Secretary of State for his answer. On a recent visit to Ukraine, I visited the Chernihiv oblast, which is a former Russian red line. There, we saw a large military…14 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsA constituent of mine is currently going through the process of adopting a little boy. She and her husband have one daughter already, conceived following several rounds of IVF,…25 Jul 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryI visited the wall this week, and it was a stark reminder of my own experience during the pandemic. I am an operating department practitioner, and I worked in emergency maternity…19 Jul 2024