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HANSARDBirmingham City CouncilWe have Birmingham Labour MPs campaigning for a new airport in Pakistan; meanwhile, we have rats the size of cats feasting on a month of rubbish in Birmingham, courtesy of…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingSince the Labour Government came to power, more than 30,000 people have entered our country illegally. The Prime Minister says he is very angry about that, but he is not as angry…31 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesThe hon. Gentleman talks about all these great ideas for what the Lib Dems will do—fitting solar panels and heat pumps and stuff like that—but does he trust house builders to do…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, which, as usual, is spot on. He is quite right, and I have had loads of these problems over the years. In fact, I had a big project…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesIt is. We have had problems with management companies in one of my estates in Kirkby-in-Ashfield over the maintenance of a local park and some of the green spaces that come with…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) on securing this important debate. I am very happy…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Face-to-face GP AppointmentsMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points. Does he agree that there is a place for telephone appointments if a GP is giving guidance and support, or making a referral, but…20 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsI come to this Chamber every week to ask sensible questions— [ Interruption ] —and I expect sensible answers, but all I get is glazed expressions and waffle from those on the…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe hon. Member is making a passionate and inspiring speech about the national minimum wage. Is she aware that just last year, the leader of the Scottish Labour party admitted…12 Mar 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI went to visit a lady in Ashfield who had been beaten black and blue and then locked in a cupboard by her boyfriend. He was arrested and she made a statement, but because of his…11 Mar 2025HANSARDLegal and Illegal Migration: SuspensionOn that point, will the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Mar 2025HANSARDLegal and Illegal Migration: SuspensionI thank the hon. Member for giving way again; this is the last time that I will intervene. He said that 16,000 people with no right to be in this country have been deported. I…10 Mar 2025HANSARDLegal and Illegal Migration: SuspensionThe hon. Member asks who will fill the skills gap or the labour gap. How about the 7 million people in this country who are economically inactive?10 Mar 2025HANSARDLegal and Illegal Migration: SuspensionThe right hon. Gentleman is being most generous with his time in giving way, especially to a Member from a minority party. He raises an interesting point about people coming here…10 Mar 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: East MidlandsI recently visited a business in Kirkby-in-Ashfield in the east midlands—funnily enough, I did not see the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) there—where I was told that the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDSocial HousingThe building of more council houses throughout the UK is welcome news, especially in Ashfield, where we have 7,000 people on the waiting list. Does the Minister agree that when we…03 Mar 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Treaty13. What his planned timetable is for the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos islands to Mauritius.25 Feb 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius TreatyThe Minister will be aware that the Chinese have a smart city situated in Mauritius, so what safeguards are in the deal to prevent Chinese installations on Diego Garcia that could…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the statement on defence and security, the leader of the Scottish National party, the right hon. Member for Aberdeen South…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Warm Home DiscountI thank the Minister for her statement, but not for the madness contained within it. Recently, we have discovered a new gas field in Lincolnshire. We could frack the gas, yet we…25 Feb 2025