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HANSARD Midlands Metro ExtensionIt is a pleasure to bring this matter to the Floor of the House. I will start in perhaps a different way by paying tribute to the Minister on the Treasury Bench. He and I have…26 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023It is a pleasure to speak in this debate today and to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. It is also a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cardiff North. I had not…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Midlands Metro ExtensionAnd fish as well, as my right hon. Friend points out. If we get this right, it will unlock a real opportunity to see the best of the Black Country and galvanise our communities.…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Crustacean Mortality in North-east England: Independent Expert AssessmentThis issue is important, and not just in the north-east but across the country as we look at environmental impacts. I do not disagree about challenging and questioning the science…26 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker—I am last but I hope I am certainly not least. Some 700 beds are due to come online thanks to the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital and there…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy life peaked last month when I finally got to cut the ribbon on the Poundland in Owen Street, Tipton, which was opening after years of negotiation. A high streets strategy will…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesThe flipside of this narrative is that companies are doing the right thing. I am concerned—I have read such reports locally—about companies that have divested their interest in…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Billrose—02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillI agree with some of what the hon. Lady has said. However, on the point about participation, I get what she is saying, but, surely, if Labour Members were so enthusiastic, they…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillMy hon. Friend is making a characteristically articulate speech, so I want to say well done for that; it is fantastic. He has mentioned a number of charities and third-party…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillI take real exception to what the hon. Lady is saying. I have seen at first hand the impact of this in my own community, and I have spoken to a number of charities.…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Barrow and Furness (Simon Fell), who gave an absolutely fantastic justification for the Bill. He was so articulate and…02 Dec 2022HANSARDFinance BillI could say so much about what we are debating today that I do not know if I can contain myself. I am fortunate that procedurally there is no time limit for Finance Bills, so I…28 Nov 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Lady has just turned around and said, “Do you want to tell me to sit down out there?” To me, that sounds quite…28 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyMy hon. Friend is making a very passionate speech. On the living wage, the Labour party will not commit to not raising taxes on low-end workers. How much would Labour’s tax…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyIn my hon. Friend’s assessment, because we cannot get that assurance —I hope the right hon. Member for Wolverhampton South East (Mr McFadden) is listening—what does he estimate…22 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend the Minister will know that, in addition to that, the FCA regularly engages with mutuals and co-operatives. In March, a chief executive officer letter was…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)I fear I will probably repeat what my hon. Friends have just articulated so clearly. I agree that the principle of the new clause, as articulated by the hon. Member for West…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)The Minister’s comments about the green finance index are positive and I know his commitment to that agenda. He said we will do more. Will he reassure me that the benefits will be…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. I will keep my comments brief. I had not intended to speak on the new clause, but the hon. Lady made a really important…03 Nov 2022