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HANSARD A&E Services: Solihull BoroughOf course, investment will make a big difference. That is why I think integrated care boards play an important role, because there is accountability all the way up to the…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyIt is a great privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson). He gave an excellent speech, and I cannot…27 Jan 2025HANSARD A&E Services: Solihull BoroughI cannot disagree with the hon. Gentleman. He makes a really valid point. Of course, it is about not just the travel time, but the time that is spent there. As I will come on to…27 Jan 2025HANSARD A&E Services: Solihull BoroughThe hon. Member makes an important point. Every winter we see the strain on our health services. Our professionals in hospitals and ambulance services always make an important…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesThe hon. Member makes an interesting point. I can see the Whip furiously making notes: “Give the man a job.” He was reading that off the Whip’s handout, and that is all I will…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesIt is a privilege to wind up the debate on behalf of His Majesty’s Official Opposition. There have been impressive contributions from across the House, and many Members have…27 Jan 2025HANSARD A&E Services: Solihull BoroughI stand today to make the case for accident and emergency services in Solihull borough. Ever since I was first elected in 2019, through covid to now in 2025, I have campaigned for…27 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship SchemeIt might the shortest WMS, which I hope tells us how the Minister is extending the scheme. I want to thank all the people from across the country who have written to us on this…22 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship SchemeI start by praising my hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) for securing this vital debate. As we can see, it is incredibly important to many hon. Members, and I…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthBusinesses in my constituency and across the country are still reeling from the Chancellor’s damaging Budget. She made a commitment at the Confederation of British Industry…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Youth StrategyI thank the Secretary of State for her answers. When she cancelled the national citizenship service and announced a consultation on the national youth strategy from the Dispatch…16 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanWe should be under no illusion: the U-turn on a supercomputer is exactly that. We committed £1.3 billion to it; Labour cancelled it. Can the Secretary of State tell the House how…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Live Events Ticketing: Resale and Pricing PracticesI thank the hon. Gentleman for advance sight of his statement. As he said, dynamic pricing is a strategy used across many industries outside the creative sectors, including by…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: CharitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) on securing this important debate. He…07 Jan 2025HANSARD BBC: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. Let me start by wishing all Members and you, Mr Mundell, a very merry Christmas. I thank my right hon. Friend the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Local Digital Television Programme Services (Amendment) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and to see the work of the previous Government come to fruition. The Minister is right: we should be proud of our…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersThis is a timely debate, because I have just written to Solihull council about the Arden Triangle in my constituency and the lack of sufficient detail around the masterplan that…11 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Committees: ReformIs it not the case that the Government have realised that the mandatory top-down targets they came up with are now unachievable, and that, in their panic, they have come up with a…09 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement on what I know is a fast-evolving situation. In the coming days and weeks, he will have to think about the issue of diplomatic…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillLast week, along with Opposition colleagues, I met representatives of a number of hospitality businesses across different sectors. Everyone wants to make their venue more secure,…09 Dec 2024