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HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentI will keep my comments short.24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentIn that case, I reiterate that I will keep my comments short—I have no choice. This is a personal one for me because, as I have said before, I know what it is like to be in social…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentNo, I will not give way. I will show the same courtesy that Opposition Members showed to Members on this side of the House. We could go back through the figures that my hon.…24 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q That is really helpful. In terms of the engagement of Welsh language communities in the process, historically, particularly in mid-Wales, we have seen quite high local election…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Speaking as someone who cut his political teeth in Wales, actually in Ceredigion, the idea of language and culture is quite an important one. I am keen to understand and probe…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (First sitting)Yes, for the initial proposals, but perhaps you could say if you were diverted as the process developed. Eamonn McConville: We operate with exactly—or very close to—the same…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (First sitting)Q We have heard a lot from the Boundary Commission for England in particular about how it is difficult to drill down to that local level. When you were going through that…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (First sitting)Q It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. Northern Ireland underwent significant local government reform about five years ago, and the number of local…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsManufacturers in the Black Country have recently shown the resilience and ingenuity that demonstrate why the Black Country is head and shoulders above the rest, in the whole…18 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsWithout repeating what many of my colleagues have said, let me say that businesses in the Black Country have one simple ask: they want clarity, and they want us to get this done.…16 Jun 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]This is a debate of many firsts. It is the first I have sat in with my friend and neighbour the hon. Member for West Bromwich East (Nicola Richards) and to which here we have both…11 Jun 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]And Shropshire, of course, as my hon. Friend says. These games present a fantastic opportunity. It is not a sticking plaster to the problems we are going to face, and I do not…11 Jun 2020HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]I am indeed, and I am very aware of the campaign that my right hon. Friend has been running to keep the police station open in the royal town. Security will be key and we need to…11 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityOne way we can ensure trust in the probity of the planning process is to ensure that it relates to the needs of people on the ground in communities. I was saved by social housing.…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWishing you a bostin’ birthday from the Black Country, Mr Speaker. I was recently lobbied by a year 12 student from Wednesbury called Queenie, who wanted to ensure that no one in…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon: Sub-Postmaster ConvictionsI am sure we all agree that sub-postmasters are at the heart of our communities, none more than the communities I represent in Wednesbury, Oldbury and Tipton. It is right that the…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI start by echoing a point that the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) made about today’s proceedings and pay tribute to the House and parliamentary staff who ensured…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsAs I have said previously, I am honoured to represent the workshop of the United Kingdom, in the communities of Wednesbury, Oldbury and Tipton, but businesses in my communities…19 May 2020HANSARDPubs as Takeaway RestaurantsI am encouraged by my right hon. Friend’s response. Our pubs are at the heart of the communities I represent in Wednesbury, Oldbury and Tipton. What work will he be undertaking…19 May 2020HANSARDPubs as Takeaway RestaurantsWhether he plans to promote pubs as takeaway restaurants during the covid-19 outbreak.19 May 2020