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HANSARDAsylum Hotels and Illegal Channel CrossingsThis Government inherited a chaotic and broken system and disorder at the border. Under the last Conservative Government, the local community was deprived of a manor house in my…25 Mar 2025HANSARDRare Cancers BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West (Dr Arthur) for introducing the Bill. He has channelled his personal experience, and that of his family, to produce a…14 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) BillI absolutely agree. My county borders Wales, so I know Wales very well indeed. The Westminster Government should absolutely learn from the Welsh Labour Government’s approach to…14 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) BillI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Peter Lamb) for bringing forward this private Member’s Bill on a process that, as a former council leader, I saw as a…14 Mar 2025HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163) and negatived.14 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) BillUs former council leaders have to stick together. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for bringing forward this Bill. As I mentioned in my maiden speech, I was a recipient of free…14 Mar 2025HANSARDManufacturing: West Midlands2. What steps he is taking to support manufacturing in the west midlands.13 Mar 2025HANSARDManufacturing: West MidlandsIn Telford and the wider west midlands, we have a strong and proud British manufacturing base, as the Minister has just outlined. One of the biggest challenges that I hear from…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Victory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesI welcome the statement and the work of the Government to remember the greatest of all generations. Will the Minister join me in congratulating Telford and Wrekin council on…13 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Telford and Britain voted for change in July, yet this week we saw the bizarre spectacle of the Conservatives attempting to bring back the Rwanda policy, clinging on to a…12 Mar 2025HANSARDCriminal Justice System Efficiency: TechnologyThe recent announcement of 110,000 sitting days is welcome, but we need to use technology to streamline our justice system. Between 2016 and 2022, we saw a 25% reduction in cases…11 Mar 2025HANSARDCriminal Justice System Efficiency: Technology1. What steps her Department is taking to use technology to improve the efficiency of the criminal justice system.11 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThere are many areas in which the British people have had to put up with decline and decay over the past 14 years, but the breakdown of law and order might be the most profound.…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently had the pleasure of visiting Mail Solutions, an employee-owned company in my constituency led by Karl Lee. That company exports envelopes and printing around the world,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDCourts and Tribunals: Sitting DaysUnder the last Conservative Government, we saw a reduction in the numbers of Crown court judges in Shropshire and Telford; courtrooms remained empty for years while victims waited…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Illegal BikesIn the last year that the Conservatives were in power, off-roads bike incidents went up by 60% in my Telford constituency. The pathetic spectacle of police officers having to…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI welcome the statement from my right hon. and learned Friend the Prime Minister. In places such as Telford—which has a proud defence sector—companies, communities and supply…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillIt is an honour to follow the Father of the House. Alongside a deterrent—perhaps—the first, foundational point of any system must be control at the border, and over the past 14…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingThis Labour Government have given our armed services their biggest pay rise in almost 20 years. I have spoken to service personnel in my constituency, and those who are part of…10 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI thank my hon. Friend and recognise the contribution that she has made for that section of our society. I agree that far more needs to happen, and I know that the Minister is as…05 Feb 2025