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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Wolverhampton, we have several outstanding special educational needs and disability—SEND—schools, including Penn Hall and Tettenhall Wood. What is my right hon. Friend doing to…22 Jun 2020HANSARDIndependent Pubs: Covid-19Pubs in Wolverhampton such as the Merry Hill, Oddfellows and the Mount Tavern will have been impacted by covid-19. I welcome the measures the Minister outlined, but what is the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDIndependent Pubs: Covid-19What steps he is taking to support independent pubs during the covid-19 outbreak.16 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsPre-covid, the Prime Minister made a firm commitment to reaching out to some of the most deprived areas and levelling up the country. This is needed now more than ever. Will he…10 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicWe are talking about swiftness and queuing. The people of Wolverhampton have been queuing for their essentials for the last three months. Are we not wasting time in this debate,…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Online FraudPre-covid, local councillors in Tettenhall Regis in Wolverhampton launched online and social media training for over-65s. What is my right hon. Friend going to do to upskill those…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Online Fraud5. What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on tackling online fraud during the covid-19 outbreak.04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseWolverhampton has united throughout the coronavirus crisis and we have been testing for the virus at a rapid pace. Supplies of the reagent chemicals and swabs we have been using…18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWe all know the importance of PPE during the outbreak, how difficult it is to get and the great lengths to which the Secretary of State is going to procure it. On weekly calls…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateI recognise the exceptional work that the DWP is doing at this time. I also want to applaud the work that everybody in Wolverhampton is doing, from following the Government…04 May 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI want to follow on from my right hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) and talk about our great armed forces. I expressed my delight at the budget…24 Mar 2020HANSARDSchool Funding9. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on school funding.24 Mar 2020HANSARD British Citizens Abroad: FCO Help to Return HomeI thank the Foreign Secretary for all the work he is doing in returning Wolverhampton residents back home. I have two major concerns in relation to India and Pakistan. I have…24 Mar 2020HANSARDSchool FundingI understand that there are immediate pressing issues for the Department, but after this will my right hon. Friend arrange to meet me and the Education Secretary to discuss the…24 Mar 2020HANSARDKnife Crime10. What plans her Department has to reduce knife crime in Wolverhampton.23 Mar 2020HANSARDKnife CrimeWhat plans does my hon. Friend have to invest even more in youth facilities based in local communities like the city of Wolverhampton, given the strong link between youth knife…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusWe have just heard about the death in Wolverhampton. I have had a lot of constituents talk to me about safety in schools. The Secretary of State has updated the House on this, but…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to speak after the maiden speeches of my hon. Friends the Members for East Devon (Simon Jupp) and for Redcar (Jacob Young), who both delivered passionate,…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan my hon. Friend tell me what he is doing at the moment about the current Combat Stress situation?27 Feb 2020HANSARDOffice for Veterans’ Affairs: Mental Health SupportI am aware that suicide is normally lower among veterans than among their civilian cohorts. However, I have noticed that that has changed in the past six months, as the Minister…27 Feb 2020