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HANSARDEconomic RecoveryI thank my hon. Friend for her response. The black country still remains the workshop of the United Kingdom, and nowhere exemplifies that more than the communities that I…11 May 2020HANSARDEconomic RecoveryWhat steps her Department plans to take to support economic recovery after the covid-19 outbreak.11 May 2020HANSARD Education and Training (Welfare of Children) BillI want to start by paying tribute to the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) for bringing the Bill forward. It is vital that we get this done, and it is great to be…13 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillI just want to take a step back for a minute. What does the hon. Gentleman think about the inclusion of PE kits, DT kits and things such as that? Much of the time, what a school…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that, while we agree on the sentiment of the Bill, we need a wider cultural change and to encourage more diversity in such roles? Organisations should…13 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Communities like mine in West Bromwich West are grateful for this Government’s commitment to 366 police officers for the west midlands. Will my right hon. Friend reaffirm…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)I am afraid that I must make some progress. I also ask the PCC to tell people in Wednesbury who have lost their desk service why an office refurbishment should be the priority. I…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)It is as if the right hon. Gentleman can read my mind. Community-based policing means boots on the ground, just as he says from a sedentary position, but it also means buildings…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)I have a lot of respect for the right hon. Gentleman, but let us look at the reasons why those cuts were made. Quite frankly, it is all summed up by the individual he is backing…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)I agree with the right hon. Gentleman, having also seen that in my constituency casework. I am sure it is something he sees almost daily in his mailbag. Since the Labour police…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)Yes, as the right hon. Gentleman has been so persistent.27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)I really do need to make some progress. I have been impressed by the efforts of police forces across the country to focus on cyber-crime, recruiting special police officers to…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)A few weeks ago, I stood in this Chamber and stated very clearly that I would not allow the people of West Bromwich West to be abandoned again. That is why I am here today: to…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I start by congratulating you on your role. It is great to have you in the Chair for my maiden speech. I cannot say I have a favourite in the…30 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillOne of the examples of this Government’s commitment to hospital infrastructure is the Midland Metropolitan Hospital that we are going to see in Sandwell, which many of my…27 Jan 2020