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HANSARDUkraineI think most of my constituents would like us to be generous with the sanctuary that we offer to those fleeing besieged homes. The measures my right hon. Friend announced will…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWill the hon. Lady give way?28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineWithout the courage and ambition of Franklin Roosevelt’s lend-lease programme, Britain and the Soviet Union might not have been able to resist Nazi aggression in 1941. Can the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Purchasing EffortThe embassy of one of our major international partners had to send staff to Sofia with a suitcase of money handcuffed to their wrist in order to procure PPE for their health and…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend the Chancellor for meeting me and colleagues and responding so positively on this issue. He may remember that I asked him to ensure that any support…03 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThe west midlands has some world-leading, innovative companies as well as universities and research institutions doing ground-breaking research, but public research and…02 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillCyber-criminals prey on vulnerable people in all our communities. Yesterday’s launch of the very first cyber security strategy was an important step forward, but will my hon.…26 Jan 2022HANSARDPlatinum Jubilee CelebrationsThis summer, Her Majesty will award jubilee medals to members of the armed forces and emergency services and to prison officers. As things stand, frontline paramedics working for…26 Jan 2022HANSARDPlatinum Jubilee Celebrations13. What plans his Department has to celebrate the platinum jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen.26 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. [R] People in Dudley South and across Britain with vivid memories of the famines that followed civil war in Ethiopia in the 1980s will look with horror at recent reports from…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationIt is clearly correct that the police should investigate any suspicions of breaches of the law, regardless of who may be involved. Can my right hon. and learned Friend assure this…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillI join hon. Members in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on bringing forward such an important Bill. I remember well that being drawn out of…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Hare Coursing BillHare coursing is wrong, illegal, cruel to the hares, often cruel to the dogs and, as my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) said, it is often…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Misuse of Fireworks BillI thank the hon. Lady for giving way; she is being very generous. Her constituent relates a very sad story. Does she agree that fireworks being set off for days or in some cases…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. As a father, I would like to believe that I can make sure that my teenage daughter never leaves the house other than to go to school or to…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Perhaps it might have been more delicate to suggest that our right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir…21 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMany people were sceptical about whether the sunset clauses would ever be triggered, so I congratulate the Prime Minister on responding to the clear evidence by bringing plan B to…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Testing Infrastructure4. What assessment he has made of the capacity of the UK’s covid-19 testing infrastructure in comparison to other countries.18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Testing InfrastructureI thank the Minister for that answer. Health and social care workers who care for some of the most clinically vulnerable members of our society were rightly prioritised for early…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Solihull Police Station: Proposed ClosureMy hon. Friend has alluded to the previous police and crime commissioner closing various police stations in Dudley borough, including Stourbridge, Kingswinford and Netherton among…11 Jan 2022