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HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsMy hon. Friend is making an important point. Given the fact that the former Chancellor and the former Prime Minister crashed our economy, it is absolutely insulting to so many…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Housing Targets: Planning SystemWe would all like the dream of home ownership to be a reality. In my constituency, one of the biggest concerns of residents is that, because the local authority is trying to meet…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsMy hon. Friend is making an important point. Many constituents have written to me with their concerns about being able to get on the housing ladder and get a mortgage, due to the…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In September, I raised the case of my constituent Simon Hagos in the House. The then Minister, the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin…14 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Coventry is leading the way in the manufacture of electric cars. Despite that, our Conservative Government continue to flip-flop both on attending the COP27 climate summit and…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ9. The Prime Minister was secretly recorded boasting to friends that he had helped to divert money away from deprived areas such as Coventry towards wealthy areas, but staff at…02 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Children with SENDAs we face the worst cost of living crisis in memory, it is becoming increasingly difficult for parents to provide important life experiences for their children. Springfield House…26 Oct 2022HANSARDGlobal Food SecurityThe hon. Member is making an important point. Given that malnutrition plays such an important role in a child’s development, that 45% of all deaths of under-fives are due to…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Online HarmsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) for securing this important debate, which has…26 Oct 2022HANSARDGlobal Food SecurityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Erdington (Mrs Hamilton) for securing this timely debate.…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Avanti West Coast Contract RenewalAcross the west midlands and in Coventry, commuters face continued travel disruption due to the failures of Avanti West Coast. That has had a huge economic impact on my…25 Oct 2022HANSARDHomes and Buildings: Levelling Up Health and WellbeingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this important debate and for his excellent…20 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandThe hon. Member makes an important point, and he is absolutely right that local people need to be able to have a local say on developments in their area. Developers should not be…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI thank my hon. Friend for his important point. He is right that we must continue to strengthen the protection of our green belt. An overwhelming 92% of residents who took part in…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI thank the hon. Member for making that important point. Yes, in my constituency there is a long waiting list for housing, and local government needs more control over that. I…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI thank all hon. Members for participating in the debate and for speaking so passionately. The hon. Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey) and the right hon. Member for South…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of new developments on greenbelt land. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, and I thank every…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenI rise today to pay tribute to a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and our longest serving monarch. I extend my sincere condolences and those of everyone in my city of…10 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalI really hope that the Minister is taking Jagtar’s case seriously, because sadly this not an isolated incident: we have faced similar difficulties in defending the west midlands…07 Sept 2022HANSARDAvanti West CoastAcross the west midlands and in my city of Coventry, commuters have faced a summer of nightmare travel disruptions, causing untold damage to the local economy. Commuters across…07 Sept 2022