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HANSARDIllegal MigrationI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the work he has done on this issue. I have seen at first hand how hard he has worked over the last 12 months to make sure we make progress.…24 Oct 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate. I have a school in my constituency that is affected by RAAC, Wood Green Academy, and I pay tribute to James Topham, its headteacher,…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsWill my right hon. Friend give way?06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe are heading into the fifth week of Sandwell Labour’s refuse strikes. We have had flying pickets, reports of the GMB blocking ambulance workers from getting out of their depot…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsI cannot second guess what the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South (Bridget Phillipson) will do, but there is a broader point here. The shadow Secretary of State talked…23 May 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsWill my right hon. Friend give way?23 May 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsI do appreciate that—my intervention is a very quick one. We have been talking about transparency today. Would my right hon. Friend, in his good office, perhaps look at ways in…23 May 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsOne of my schools in Tipton is built under a PFI—private finance initiative—contract. I am sure the hon. Lady remembers those. Between the £40,000 bill for standard repairs or…23 May 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsIt has certainly been an interesting debate so far, and first we should look at the points that we all agree on across the House, which is that having a safe and secure place…23 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I will keep my comments incredibly brief. There is a running theme to the debate. I thank my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, because my area of the west…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I want to add to the Minister’s response to the hon. Member for City of Chester. I do not necessarily disagree with some of the hon. Member’s frustrations. However, as a Member…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)On a point of order, Ms McVey. My hon. Friend the Minister did not say that. Is it in order for Members of this House to misrepresent the words of other Members? I am pretty sure…16 May 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I get what time of year it is, and we all know the game, but sticking to the courtesies of this place outside the Chamber is important. The hon.…03 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI think it fair to say that in the past, communities in Sandwell have felt that there has been a bit of “cut and run”, but in recent times the Government’s £4 million investment…20 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ11. With £60 million to improve transport links from Wednesbury to the rest of the Black Country, £4 million for Wednesbury high street, and last week, in the most important part…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Levelling Up Fund: Tipton and WednesburyI beg to move, That this House has considered Tipton and Wednesbury and the Levelling Up Fund. People across the Black Country, in Tipton and Wednesbury specifically—whether they…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Levelling Up Fund: Tipton and WednesburyI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that intervention. It is as if she is clairvoyant—that is the point that I was about to come to. She is right; strong, local leadership…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Levelling Up Fund: Tipton and WednesburyI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her detailed intervention and I endorse her comments. She raises a point made by our right hon. Friend the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills about…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Levelling Up Fund: Tipton and WednesburyI am grateful to my right hon. Friend and to you, Ms Elliott, for your indulgence. The point my right hon. Friend makes is that we cannot take the levelling-up fund on its own. As…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Black Country was built on metals, and metal engineering, iron founding, surface engineering and heat treatment still play an important part in our local economy, providing…09 Mar 2023