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HANSARD Primary School Breakfast ClubsDoes my hon. Friend agree that in a constituency such as Wolverhampton West the provision of breakfast clubs for primary school children targets a number of issues? First, it…18 Nov 2024HANSARDHousehold Support Fund: ExtensionI agree that the payment of winter fuel allowance should be means-tested, because many pensioners who receive the winter fuel allowance simply do not need it. However, there are…11 Nov 2024HANSARDHousehold Support Fund: Extension11. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the extension of the household support fund in 2025-26 on low-income households.11 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Court BacklogLast week it was reported that the Crown court backlog is 71,000 cases, which could hit 100,000 unless radical action is taken. Some cases have not proceeded at all because of…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The Chancellor’s Budget last week finally ended the Conservative party’s austerity. It is a Budget that fixes the foundations to deliver real change, by fixing the NHS, cutting…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Court Backlog11. What steps her Department is taking to reduce the Crown court backlog.05 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcomed the Budget last week, in which the Chancellor confirmed the recruitment of 6,500 teachers. Will the Secretary of State please confirm how those extra teachers,…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Middle EastI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement to the House. We have been calling for a ceasefire for some time, but innocent civilians continue to die and to be maimed in Gaza. The…28 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Housing Supply23. What steps she is taking to build more affordable homes.28 Oct 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyOur plan to build 1.5 million homes during this Parliament must include the building of affordable homes, which implies that we will build more council housing. What reassurance…28 Oct 2024HANSARDHorseracingIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for West Suffolk (Nick Timothy) on securing the debate. I am not…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseLast night I met the University and College Union representative at the City of Wolverhampton college in my constituency. He raised concerns about the wages of teachers in further…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSentencing Review and Prison CapacityKeeping a prisoner in prison costs the taxpayer over £50,000 a year, whereas punishing the prisoner out of prison costs less than £5,000 a year. What is more, the prisoner is then…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Criminal Justice System: CapacityDoes the Secretary of State agree that failing to address the prisons capacity crisis and allowing the Crown court backlog to grow to unprecedented levels has meant that the…17 Oct 2024HANSARDAccess to Primary Care20. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of patient access to primary care services.15 Oct 2024HANSARDAccess to Primary CareLord Darzi’s report on the NHS states that people are struggling to see their GPs. Prevention is better than cure, and interventions to protect health tend to be far less costly…15 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur first duty as a Government is to keep the nation safe and to protect our citizens, particularly when we are going through a period of global strife and instability, with war…14 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsFourteen years of Conservative chaos have left behind a trail of destruction in our state education system, which is used by 94% of our children. Is it not time that we put our…08 Oct 2024HANSARDYouth Violence4. What steps her Department is taking to tackle youth violence.29 Jul 2024HANSARDYouth ViolenceMy constituency is in the west midlands, which, sadly, has been described as the knife crime capital of the United Kingdom. Only last September 16-year-old Terrell…29 Jul 2024