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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillBefore I begin, on Black Country Day, I want to pay tribute to the Black Country chartists and suffragettes in Wednesbury and Tipton who fought for us to be here under one member,…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCrime and antisocial behaviour continue to blight my communities in Wednesbury, Oldbury and Tipton. I have been inundated by communications from residents of Tividale who have had…09 Jul 2020HANSARDSupport for Left-Behind ChildrenI rise with a sense of trepidation after some of the fantastic contributions during this estimates debate. I am thinking in particular of the measured remarks made by my hon.…07 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsIt was great to have my right hon. Friend in the Black Country announcing his new vision yesterday. Perhaps next time he is in the Black Country, he will come five minutes down…01 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)It is great to see you in the Chair again, Mr Paisley. I thank the hon. Member for Ceredigion for his probing amendment. I am a something of a fledgling Welsh speaker and taught…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)rose—30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I see the hon. Gentleman’s point. It is a difficult one because it is a good point, but with respect to the line that I am following, I think the scope of what he is saying is a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I am saying that we have to take a pragmatic approach to how we view our United Kingdom; as a Unionist, I would never say that the role that the hon. Gentleman speaks of is…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to make my first contribution under your chairmanship, Sir David; I seem to have missed you during our sittings. I want to pick up on the eloquent contributions…30 Jun 2020HANSARDEmployment Support (Local Labour Market Conditions)What steps her Department is taking to ensure employment support is tailored to local labour market conditions.29 Jun 2020HANSARDEmployment Support (Local Labour Market Conditions)For my communities in Wednesbury, Oldbury and Tipton, jobs are going to be at the centre of this recovery. Can I ask my hon. Friend to elaborate a bit more on the work that she…29 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)First, I will listen to the arguments that the hon. Member for Glasgow East makes, because I do not want to deprive him of the opportunity to articulate his points in the way that…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)It is great to see you back in the Chair, Mr Paisley. As a relatively new Member of the House, I am quite nervous about following some of the right hon. Members who have spoken. I…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)That is not in my patch.25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)It is in the east. It is an interesting point, because we are put here to represent those communities. In a way, it is a weird dichotomy because those communities are our…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman makes a good point. I used the example that he raises with respect to the Halesowen and Selly Oak seats because of the interaction of the public, and it…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)First, I accept the point that the right hon. Gentleman raises about the boundary commission not understanding communities, but with representations from those communities those…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)My right hon. Friend is, of course, absolutely correct in her analysis. Although equality is obviously the foremost consideration, it does not eliminate those links with…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a fantastic point on these matters in his usual expert way. We cannot treat this exercise as arbitrary; we have to give the commission some credit. It has…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)I say to the hon. Gentleman that I am in the process of considering how my support will go; I will not pin my colours to the mast right now.25 Jun 2020