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HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?25 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]The Bill is not just about numbers on a spreadsheet. Ultimately, for my constituents, it is about jobs, opportunities and a better future for places like Wolverhampton North East.…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersFirst, my congratulations go to Pool Hayes primary school in Willenhall for being one of the 750 early adopters. Will the Secretary of State outline how the free universal…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]I do agree with my hon. Friend, and based on the make-up of our constituencies, we come from a different angle from other Members who have raised important points in the debate.…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]I absolutely agree. This is an example of how this Government will respond to the changing world that we live in. This Bill is about backing British industry, investing in local…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Wolverhampton North East in the past five years, we have lost banks from Wednesfield High Street and all banking facilities in the Scotlands and Three Tuns areas. Can the…30 Jan 2025HANSARDSteel StrategyThe steel industry is an important part of Wolverhampton North East’s heritage and must remain a part of our future. Will my hon. Friend outline how the £2.5 billion UK steel…30 Jan 2025HANSARDSteel Strategy5. What progress his Department has made on developing a steel strategy.30 Jan 2025HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) for securing this important debate. I also thank…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Knife Crime: West MidlandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I extend my deeply felt thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes) for bringing forward this…21 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI, too, served on the Public Bill Committee and would like to put on record my thanks to all the witnesses who attended and gave evidence. The Bill shines a light on how politics…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Health and Social Care: Winter UpdateUnder the Tories’ watch, our NHS became in danger of normalising failure, with patients treated in corridors, horrendous A&E waits and hospitals at risk of being gridlocked as…15 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareThe crisis in funding, and the postcode lottery and health inequalities faced by many families, particularly in accessing hospice and palliative care, weighed heavily on my…13 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanDoes my right hon. Friend agree that AI is not going away? It is therefore best for the UK to lead development and best practice, so that AI systems are safer for my constituents…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareI have nearly finished, thank you. I will never lose sight of constituents’ fundamental right to dignity and care, which matters right until the very end.13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThere are a few reasons why I put my head above the parapet and entered frontline politics and stepped from the classroom benches as a former deputy headteacher to the green…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyWill the shadow Minister give way?12 Dec 2024HANSARD Prison Capacity StrategyThe Conservative Government’s dereliction of duty meant that they failed to deliver 20,000 promised prison places, which exposes the hypocrisy in any Conservative claims to be the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for coming and sharing your views and experiences. Business rate relief is in the scope of the Bill. I am a former deputy headteacher who worked across state secondary…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Mr Gerrard. I am the Member of Parliament for cities and towns such as Wolverhampton and Willenhall, and we have a number of Co-ops and similar stores. I hear today…11 Dec 2024