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HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI welcome my hon. Friend to his new position. When it comes to Ministers who should be in position, he is 1,000% one of them and I am so glad to see him in his place on the Front…21 Oct 2022HANSARDCarer’s Leave BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain), and I commend her for bringing in this important and timely Bill. She articulated so clearly…21 Oct 2022HANSARDBBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for over 75s) BillAt a time when our courts are under increased pressure, a prosecution over a TV licence is surely not a priority. Does it not make a farce of itself?21 Oct 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (First sitting)I am chair of the all-party parliamentary group on financial resilience.19 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanI welcome my right hon. Friend to his position. As he will know from his previous portfolio, highly energy intensive industries have been acutely affected by rising energy prices.…23 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenIn forming my comments today, I thought it would be nigh on impossible to articulate what Her late Majesty the Queen meant to me and my constituents and to right hon. and hon.…10 Sept 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is great to see my right hon. Friend in her place as she takes up her position; I warmly congratulate her. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council was awarded £20 million by the…08 Sept 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Chair has been very clear at times about being conscious of language. From my understanding, the Chancellor has denied that accusation.…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s Governmentrose —18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The occupants of the Chair have consistently talked about temperance of language. I do not think it fits within the ruling…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe past few hours has been—well—an experience, hasn’t it really? There are two elements to a confidence motion. The first is a lack of confidence in the Government, and the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. As a point of clarity, my understanding is that they are all members of the Labour party. It is the Labour party that controlled that local…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentNo, I will not. Labour promised that it would get a grip on this, and it did not. So when Labour Members sit there and talk about standards in public life, I tell them to come to…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am grateful to my hon. Friend because he is right: we are scalping Labour councillors all over the place. As one lady put it to me on the doorstep during the local elections, “I…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentDoes my hon. Friend agree that the laugh we just heard from Opposition Members shows their utter contempt for working-class people such as him and me, both from council estates…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I start by wishing everyone a bostin’ Black Country Day, as we celebrate the beating heart of the west midlands? I come here today with some frustration about an issue that I…14 Jul 2022HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour19. What steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour.20 Jun 2022HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her response. Unfortunately, antisocial behaviour continues to blight my residents in Wednesbury, Oldbury and Tipton, nowhere more so than in…20 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Rees, and to make my first contribution in Committee—it will be a brief one. It is great to follow the hon. Member for Aberdeen North,…09 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had the pleasure of visiting St. Paul’s C of E Academy in Tipton on Friday and met its fantastic headteacher, Anna McGuire. It was not successful in applying for condition…23 May 2022