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HANSARD Camp Hill Line Railway Stations, BirminghamI, too, would like to go along with the Minister and set out the record of Mayor Andy Street. Indeed, he has achieved a lot. If we look at the long waits for transport, with 28%…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Camp Hill Line Railway Stations, BirminghamThe tram link, which connects the stations of Stirchley, Kings Heath and Moseley to the city centre and then links to the tramline going to the rest of the west midlands, has had…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Camp Hill Line Railway Stations, BirminghamThank you, Ms Nokes. I was making the point that this is not an isolated case; there is a pattern of behaviour that is of great concern. You will appreciate that the projects I am…19 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister is aware of the arrest of Yasin Malik, a Kashmiri political prisoner whose only crime is opposing the Indian military occupation of Kashmir. What talks have been had…18 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. A record 40,000 teachers in England resigned last year; teacher vacancies have doubled in the last two years; and agencies and underfunded training programmes are struggling…17 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI have received hundreds of emails from my constituents. Does the hon. Member agree that the Bill will lead to more misery for thousands of refugees, cost taxpayers millions and…11 Jul 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsMy heart bleeds for those people. The Government have denied millions of workers in this country a decent pay increase, which would have allowed them to deal with the cost of…27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsI will start by saying how serious this mortgage crisis is for many of our families. If we reflect on how the Government Benches are empty compared with the Opposition Benches, it…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Asylum-seeking Children: Hotel AccommodationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock) for securing this debate. I find it…07 Jun 2023HANSARDRohingya Refugees in BangladeshWhat my hon. Friend is saying about what she saw at Cox’s Bazar is heartrending. As the hon. Members for Ipswich (Tom Hunt) and for Peterborough (Paul Bristow) said, this has been…02 May 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateThirteen years of Tory mismanagement, an asylum system in crisis, backlogs out of control, and claims not being decided for years on end—this statement does nothing but…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI stand today on behalf of the hundreds of constituents who have sent me emails and letters and on behalf of the children at St Dunstan’s Catholic Primary School, which is a…28 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ15. On International Women’s Day, it is vital that we talk about women in Indian-occupied Kashmir being subjected to rape, domestic abuse, kidnapping, forced marriage and torture…08 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureWill my hon. Friend give way?22 Feb 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureDoes my hon. Friend agree that so much has been promised by Government on this issue, but in so many constituencies—including my constituency of Birmingham, Hall Green—people are…22 Feb 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingDoes my hon. Friend agree that Conservative Members are just concentrating on London and do not give a damn about the rest of the country?31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingI draw the House’s attention to the fact that I am the proud father of a police officer who joined the West Midlands police two years ago on a degree apprenticeship programme. He…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingWill the Home Secretary explain why in the west midlands we will still have 1,000 fewer police officers this year than we did in 2010?31 Jan 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI refer the Committee to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; I am a proud member of the Communication Workers Union and Unite the union. I am appalled by the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenOne child missing is one child too many. It is horrendous that these children have left their home country seeking safety in the UK, only to be put at serious risk because of the…24 Jan 2023