Contributions
412 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Business of the HouseIt has been reported that, for all its military prowess, the billions it spends and its track record on human rights, China is to receive nearly £52 million of British taxpayer…01 Dec 2022HANSARDEducation Recovery: Support for Pupils8. What steps her Department is taking to support school pupils with their education recovery.28 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation Recovery: Support for PupilsStudents in my Dudley North constituency need and deserve the best possible education. As they are our future workforce, businesses and public services depend on that. Will my…28 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationIt has been determined in the courts that fear, and particularly the fear of crime, is a material planning consideration. The Home Office is contracting hotels and other premises…23 Nov 2022HANSARDMigrationWhen our own citizens, never mind visitors, come to this country, they dutifully form a queue and present their passport at border control. Does the Minister agree that it makes a…16 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingWe have heard about international law and how we cannot break it, and about the European convention on human rights, but in 2005 and ever since, we chose to ignore the ECHR and an…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]In welcoming this Bill on behalf of all my social housing tenants in Dudley, I wish to acknowledge and place on record the hard work of my good friend, my hon. Friend the Member…07 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresWe have heard yet again today that Opposition Members want to prioritise the welfare of illegal immigrants. My priority and, I believe, the priority of Conservative Members is our…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillFollowing on from my hon. Friend’s argument, for which I have some sympathy, does he agree that perhaps there should be a buffer zone around this place? Many of us in this place…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillDoes the Home Secretary agree that the police should consider the wider, cumulative impacts of protests on a local community, rather than a narrow, notional assessment, in…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationThe funds made available by the Bank of England to purchase gilts were described by the shadow Chancellor as taxpayers’ money. I find that confusing. My understanding—I am not an…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenHer Majesty the Queen has been a given in our lives, an anchor as certain as the sun setting each day. But her star has set for one final time, and there is no worldly scale big…09 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsMay I, too, send my deepest thoughts and good wishes to Her Majesty the Queen and her family? I am sure that the people of Dudley North will want to send theirs as well. We know…08 Sept 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI too warmly welcome my right hon. Friend to her new role. I thank Mr Speaker for agreeing yesterday to my request to hoist the Brazilian flag in New Palace Yard, because…08 Sept 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ6. A long time ago, when I trained as a pilot, I had the luxury of being able to fly around turbulent storms. I also had the ability to rely on a team who kept my aircraft…20 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentOne might think that Her Majesty’s Opposition had better things to do than waste valuable parliamentary time, and one might have thought they would respect parliamentary…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentNo.18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentWell, this is great leadership—just listen to this. To be fair, Labour did take a stance on one thing. Labour would have had us in lockdown throughout the whole of Christmas and…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentUkraine. I stand corrected. Absolutely. On Ukraine, this Prime Minister and our country are the ones revered most by the Ukrainian politicians and people, and hated most by Putin.…18 Jul 2022HANSARDGovernment ProjectsAs a civil engineer, I was never an enthusiastic supporter of HS2 as the cost-benefit analysis of the project was never completely clear to me. One thing I know as a civil…14 Jul 2022