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HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Thanks to this Conservative Government and £1.8 million from the brownfield land release fund, Conservative-led Solihull council is getting on with regenerating Kingshurst…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ10. On Saturday, I joined my 17-year-old constituent Alfie Ford in walking to raise funds for the National Autistic Society. Alfie’s mission is to walk 15,000 steps every day in…19 Apr 2023HANSARDChinese Police Stations in UKMy constituency has become home to many people from Hong Kong. Can the Minister reassure my constituents that we take our moral duty to protect political dissidents seriously and…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanThe Home Secretary will be aware that I wrote to her about the availability of nitrous oxide and I have spoken in the House about enforcement on fly-tipping, so I commend her for…27 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThanks to the quick thinking and quick moves by the Chancellor, the Prime Minister and the Treasury, the tech sector was saved from almost certain oblivion, and at no cost to the…21 Mar 2023HANSARD HS2 Ltd and Local Community RelationsThis House has heard much about HS2 this week, so I can reassure the Minister that my intent is not to repeat what has already been said. Instead, I want to focus on HS2’s…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Knife Crime: West MidlandsI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. She is making a really passionate and important speech on this topic, which affects so many people. I was also saddened…14 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshI thank my right hon. Friend for the refresh, which makes the country stronger today. Many of my constituents are concerned about the rise of China. Does the Secretary of State…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will be aware of the tragic incident that occurred in my constituency on the icy lake in Kingshurst, where four children tragically lost their lives. Will…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolI commend the Prime Minister for what he has achieved today. In 2016, if someone had said while we were campaigning to leave the EU that this is what we would have, we would have…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Monday, working with Kathleen O’Hara and St Philip’s church in Dorridge, I arranged for a coachload of 60 Ukrainian refugees to come to Westminster so that they could see that…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI associate myself with the sentiment of the hon. Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) on social media companies doing more. They simply do not do enough, but they have the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillJust before that intervention, the Minister was talking about the environment. Is it not the case that Members on this side of the House have delivered the Environment Act, that…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillLast week, during my weekly surgery, a constituent asked me why the Labour party was too scared to ask its trade union colleagues to come to the table and negotiate a peaceful…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI stand to speak in favour of the legislation and to commend the Government for taking this difficult but necessary step. Today I want to talk about duty. Through this…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI could not figure out why Labour was scared to encourage trade unionists to come to the table. Why does the Secretary of State think Labour is so scared of securing a peaceful…16 Jan 2023HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyThe community in Kingshurst, which I represent, suffered an unimaginable tragedy earlier this week when four children fell through the ice at Babbs Mill Lake. Sadly, three of the…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWhen I became the Member of Parliament for Meriden, three years ago to this day, I did so on the promise to do my utmost to protect our precious green belt. That is a promise I…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsA number of constituents have written to me about the build-up of childcare vouchers that they were not able to use over the pandemic. It has been suggested to me that we could…05 Dec 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)Opposition Members keep telling us that they accept the result of the referendum and this is not about Brexit. Is it not the case that through this legislation we are taking back…22 Nov 2022