Contributions
214 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for securing this vital debate. When I speak in…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityMy hon. Friend makes a vital point. It needs to be joined up. The one thing I have learned from being an MP and seeing things work in my area is that when we work together, we get…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD West Midlands Police: Government SupportI thank the hon. Member for securing this vital debate. I represent the constituency next door to his, and I agree with much of what he has said. People are saying they need to…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituents in Gravelly Hill in Erdington continue to raise serious concerns about the impact of air pollution on health and quality of life around the A38 spaghetti junction…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Road Safety: West MidlandsI rise to speak about Chester Road in Erdington, which has become a real concern for many residents because of the repeated serious collisions and fatalities over recent years,…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Road Safety: West MidlandsMy hon. Friend makes a valuable point. Sometimes we do not look at the issues faced by people who live in the countryside because we are looking at the issues that we face on the…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Ethan Lacey from Castle Vale in Birmingham is fighting for his life in hospital in Thailand following a serious incident. His family are facing unimaginable…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillAs someone who has worked in the NHS for 25 years as a district nurse and who has been involved in integrated care systems in Birmingham and Solihull since the very beginning, I…01 Jun 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsMy hon. Friend is making some fantastic points, especially those highlighting the findings of the Health and Social Care Committee. Allied health professionals are absolutely…23 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I rise to speak to the new clause that is tabled in my name, which I do not intend to push to a vote. It would require…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister; I am listening to what he is saying and I am finding it really interesting. But let us not forget that, until 2019, we had a backlog of something like…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting)I am learning so much from these sessions. I have a question on choice. Many people feel that the removal of choice is a real problem. Can the Minister explain why that choice is…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)I am no expert, but I find this argument fascinating. What would it take to make the shadow Minister believe what the Minister is saying? I do not understand this subject, except…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister makes such a brilliant point. She is right: 31% of those who have become magistrates are from an ethnic minority group. But when we look outside London, we see that…16 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting)The Minister is making some important points, but I must bring her back to what she said about the fairness of jury trials, and about people feeling that they are fair. At the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, all. I want to ask a quick question to the former Victims’ Commissioner. Vera, based on your many years of experience as Victims’ Commissioner and working…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (First sitting)Thank you. You have explained that perfectly.25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for allowing me back in, Chair. My question is for Professor Katrin Hohl. Let me start by saying that justice delayed is absolutely justice denied. As has been talked…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you all, and can I add to everybody’s remarks about the powerful testimonies that are coming across today? Following on from Joe’s question, my question is for you, Farah.…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, Doug. I have a really quick question. I am just going to be brutally honest. I am a woman of colour—a black woman. Within our communities in the UK, there is a…25 Mar 2026