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HANSARDDefence SpendingI warmly welcome the announcement. The Secretary of State was kind enough to call in on me in Wolverhampton North East last week, and I spoke about the importance of aerospace to…24 Apr 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillIt is a great pleasure to be called to speak and to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on this vital animal welfare Bill. As a proud patron of…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI am one of the most passionate people about animal welfare in this place, and it is lovely to see some new converts on the Labour Benches discussing animal welfare— […15 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince my election, I have urged Wolverhampton City Council to focus on city centre living, to bring footfall back to our city centre. What more can the Government do on that? I am…04 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office Board and GovernanceFrom my time as a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department, I know the determination of the Minister and the Secretary of State to get compensation to these wronged…28 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsIt was my huge pleasure to host the aerospace defence and security industry apprenticeships event in Parliament yesterday, welcoming two apprentices from Collins Aerospace in…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims of Road Traffic Offences: Criminal Justice SystemIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on introducing such an important debate, on…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Pet Abduction BillI will congratulate my hon. Friend again when I make my speech. She is raising such valuable points about the different circumstances that we will see a result of the Bill.…19 Jan 2024HANSARD Pet Abduction BillIt is wonderful to hear about the hon. Lady’s dog, who I enjoyed meeting at the Westminster dog of the year show. In the interests of today’s debate and our cross-party unity on…19 Jan 2024HANSARD Pet Abduction BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is lovely to see an animal lover in the Chair for this important debate on pet abduction. First, I wish to commend my hon. Friend the Member for…19 Jan 2024HANSARD Licensing Hours Extensions BillI put on record my thanks to the hon. Lady for her extremely common-sense Bill. I know pubs like those that she celebrated in the Black Country—in Wolverhampton, in Willenhall,…19 Jan 2024HANSARD Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilMy hon. Friend has a fantastic set of communities in his constituency, as I do in Wolverhampton North East. We share similar problems in the Black Country. Wolverhampton has,…18 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI rise to speak to the amendments tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) and my right hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick). Those of us in…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAnother absurdity that my constituents raise with me is that Opposition parties seem to speak for the rights and interests of 8 billion in the world above the rights of the people…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI fundamentally disagree with the hon. Lady. Scotland does not have the same issues as many English places, and I do not think that Scotland has taken its fair share of asylum…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWould my hon. Friend agree that a focus on foreign aid and a united effort— [ Interruption. ] I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss) for shouting at me.…16 Jan 2024HANSARDLevelling UpI am thrilled that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has funded the green innovation corridor in my constituency. The Government have invested tens on tens…20 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI welcome my right hon. Friend to his new role, and I agree with him that today we saw the Opposition mask slip. They have no wish to tackle this issue, and that is not surprising…15 Nov 2023HANSARDBirth TraumaMy constituent, Tracie Reynolds, lost her daughter Trinity in New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton 20 years ago, and she has been campaigning on maternity services and indeed has…19 Oct 2023HANSARD Black History MonthThe hon. Lady raises some incredibly important points. I have a large number of black constituents. What national efforts need to be made to achieve the things that she is setting…19 Oct 2023