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HANSARD Business of the HouseNow that we are going to get a new Leader of the House, perhaps we can have another look at the proposals to refurbish the parliamentary estate, because I think people will think…23 May 2019HANSARDOnline AbuseThey are cheering you on, Minister. Take it while you can.29 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline AbuseBefore we proceed, we should all thank the sign language interpreters, who have been ensuring that everyone is fully able to follow what has been said in the debate. Question put…29 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. We all know that savings had to be made, but funding for schools, road repairs, social services, nurseries and youth clubs in Dudley has almost been halved because Dudley…09 Apr 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationI thank the hon. Member for Warrington South (Faisal Rashid) for securing this debate. I agree with everything he said in introducing it. It is completely right to talk about…08 Apr 2019HANSARDSupporting Disabled People to WorkWill the Minister organise a meeting with me and his colleagues from the Department for Transport? The Ring and Ride service, which is used by thousands of disabled people and…28 Mar 2019HANSARDArchbishops’ Council’s Strategic Development FundMr Speaker, you will recall from your celebrated visit to Dudley the beautiful sight of Top church, dominating the town’s skyline. I am sure you will want to join me in thanking…28 Mar 2019HANSARDArchbishops’ Council’s Strategic Development Fund2. What recent assessment the Commissioners have made of the level of funding for the Archbishops’ Council's strategic development fund.28 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI am sure the Minister will quote all sorts of figures as to why the knife crime epidemic is not the Government’s fault, is not the result of not sending enough people to prison,…25 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI commend my hon. Friend for her work with the all-party group. I understand her point but, in the end, if someone has been caught with a knife 21 times, or has been convicted of…25 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI thank the Petitions Committee and the hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mike Hill) for bringing this debate. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hornchurch and Upminster…25 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeWhat proportion of the 82% get suspended sentences, and what proportion receive immediate custodial sentences?25 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate on the urgent need to bring new hi-tech industries and highly skilled jobs to areas such as the Black Country that have lost their traditional industries?…21 Mar 2019HANSARD NICE Appraisals: Rare Diseases TreatmentsThat is a really important point. The PKU campaigners have explained to me that on some occasions when manufacturers have changed the ingredients in food or drinks, that has had a…21 Mar 2019HANSARD NICE Appraisals: Rare Diseases TreatmentsI thank the hon. Members for Blaydon (Liz Twist) and for North Tyneside (Mary Glindon), and the Backbench Business Committee, for arranging this debate. I am here to speak up for…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeWhat I will say, Mr Deputy Speaker, is that, on the Committee, I promise to stand up for the intelligence and security services and the democratic institutions that underpin our…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeI rise to speak against this motion, to say why I think the House should not agree to it and to explain the background to it and why Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party is trying to boot…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeThe Labour party, as it is currently led, is making a vindictive attempt to boot me and the hon. Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes) off the Foreign Affairs Committee. I want to…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeThat is as may be, but I am not a member of the Independent Group; I am the independent MP for Dudley, standing up for the people of Dudley, and representing the whole of the…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeI will come on to that, but I will say this: I have been very clear about why I left the Labour party. I left after 35 years because I had become absolutely ashamed of the way in…19 Mar 2019