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HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI will in a moment. That is why I absolutely welcome the package that the Chancellor has set out today to mobilise investment capital in a radical new way: the expanding of…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI can tell the hon. Member. I do not know what his facility with maths is like, or if he realises that a trillion has 12 noughts, but we left the national debt £1 trillion lower…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsBefore we hear any nonsense about covid, let us remember that 80% to 90% of the increase in debt that the Conservatives saddled us with came before the covid lockdowns began.26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI do not know what Budget the right hon. Member for Hertsmere (Sir Oliver Dowden) was reading, but it was not the Budget that was put on the table this afternoon. I think the…26 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsThis Friday we commemorate the 51st anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings, where 21 people lost their lives in what is still the largest unsolved murder in our history. The…19 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI commend the Home Secretary for getting the balance absolutely right. I think that her announcement will be widely welcomed throughout our diverse community in Birmingham,…17 Nov 2025HANSARDRoad Safety in Ward End, BirminghamI rise to present this petition on behalf of the residents of Ward End ward in Birmingham. The petition calls on the city council to safeguard children and parents around Thornton…12 Nov 2025HANSARDPlan for Neighbourhoods FundingI rise to present this petition on behalf of the residents of Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North. The petitioners declare that their constituency “should be considered for…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You rightly expect the Executive to provide timely information to this House. On 13 August I wrote to the Secretaries of State for…11 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover Cyber-attackI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Widnes and Halewood (Derek Twigg) on securing this urgent question, and warmly welcome the Minister to his new role. This is an…09 Sept 2025HANSARDRecognition of Palestinian StatehoodI rise to present this petition on behalf of the residents of Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North. The petition declares that my constituents believe that the UK should…03 Sept 2025HANSARDSpeciality Steel UK: InsolvencyI congratulate the Minister on saving Britain’s real engineering from years of financial engineering which was not in the best interests of this country and was more in the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDSpeciality Steel UK: InsolvencyThank you very much, Mr Speaker—02 Sept 2025HANSARDParking Enforcement at Castle Bromwich Infant SchoolI rise to present a petition on behalf of residents of the Castle Bromwich ward in my constituency. It calls for Solihull metropolitan borough council to take action on the…21 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Business and Trade Committee’s inquiry on small business is still open for evidence from Members from across the House. On Tuesday, we took evidence from the chief executive…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Strategy for ElectionsI welcome the measures to take out dark money from our politics, but they will mean nothing unless we move forward aggressively to ban cryptocurrency donations in British…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Birmingham Pub BombingsFifty-one years ago, on 21 November 1974, two bombs exploded in the heart of Birmingham, at the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one lives were lost and 220 people…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Birmingham Pub BombingsMy hon. Friend is exactly right. She speaks with such passion and eloquence about this issue. She knows as well as I do how deeply the families feel their pain. Since the…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Birmingham Pub BombingsYes, and that is why I am grateful to have been given time to make this call on the Floor of the House tonight.09 Jul 2025HANSARD Birmingham Pub BombingsI am grateful to the hon. Member for bringing that point to the Floor of the House, and for backing my call. This campaign is not about vengeance. It is about truth and justice.…09 Jul 2025