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HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI strongly welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement. Under the Conservatives, 40 Sure Start children’s centres in Birmingham were shut down, including seven in my…07 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Billrose —01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI am sure the right hon. Lady would not want an inaccurate statement to stand on the record. Unemployment fell under just two 20th-century Governments: the first Labour Government…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI will not, as I do not wish to deny other Members the chance to speak. All those representations were helpful and made a difference, and I am grateful to everyone who shared…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. I think every Member of this House would agree that welfare needs reform. I think about the constituent who was asked in…01 Jul 2025HANSARDIndependent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI intend to speak briefly, and I draw the House’s attention to my role as chair of the parliamentary group for the GMB, the union that represents the largest number of workers on…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I was delighted to hear the official commitment today to backing the midlands rail hub. I thank the Chancellor and the Transport Secretary for listening to the, at times,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthTransport in the midlands has been historically underfunded, and today’s announcement is a welcome turn of the tide. Many Birmingham City fans in my constituency will also…04 Jun 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]We have heard arguments today, as we did in Committee, that this measured Bill is some mysterious route back into the EU. Does the Minister agree that, far from discovering a…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]It is highly unusual for major legislation on buses to be introduced so early in the life of a Government; in fact, I think it may be unprecedented. Buses are by far the most used…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I will not; I am sorry. I do not wish to deny another Member time to speak. A few days ago, under the version of the nBus scheme agreed by the previous Conservative mayor, Andy…02 Jun 2025HANSARD School Teachers’ Review Body: RecommendationsThank you, Mr Speaker. There has clearly been some learning loss among the Conservatives, because they were late in submitting evidence for seven years in a row, causing chaos in…22 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes my hon. Friend accept that there may be a weakness in new schedule 1, in as far as it protects a person from actions taken by their employer? For example, it would not…16 May 2025HANSARDCondition of Local Roads11. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the condition of local roads.15 May 2025HANSARDCondition of Local RoadsIn Birmingham, people are fed up, as they are in other parts of the country, of potholes and drains that go uncleared, after years of underfunding and short-term budgets, but…15 May 2025HANSARD Recalled Offenders: Sentencing LimitsIn separate cases, two families in my constituency lost loved ones when they were murdered by offenders who were out on remand but should never have been. Will the Minister meet…15 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI preface my question by saying that no Member of this House should doubt the dedication and compassion with which the Minister fulfils his duties. Over the past few days, the…14 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to hear part 2 of the speech that my hon. Friend made on Second Reading. Does he agree that, contrary to what we have just heard, the clause broadly represents…13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)rose—13 May 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I rise merely to confirm that the trade does indeed continue, and that one of the two remaining proof houses is in the Digbeth area of Birmingham.13 May 2025