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HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk AssessmentI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. It seems quite clear that the reason the licences have been revoked is to prevent aid from going through, which leads to the…05 Feb 2026HANSARD NHS DentistsDoes the hon. Member consider that part of the problem as to why dentists do not offer NHS appointments is because contracts have not been updated and perhaps they feel that when…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Postal Services: Rural AreasThe hon. Gentleman will know my constituency well, because he was previously the MP there, and that it is a largely urban area including a city centre. Even my constituents,…04 Feb 2026HANSARDTown and City Centre SafetyIn my constituency, the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership works with keyholders such as the council, police, healthcare, housing and education providers. The Way Youth Zone also…03 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims of Domestic Abuse: Criminal Justice SystemI welcome the action that the Government are taking to reduce the court backlogs, especially for cases involving violence against women and girls. What consultation has taken…03 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I find myself declaring an interest, because I am an immigrant myself. I was born in east Africa. My parents moved to…02 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainDoes my hon. and learned Friend agree, as a fellow lawyer, that it is rather unusual to bring retrospective legislation into effect? There have been previous cases where…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseFor the past nine years, the church of St Chad and St Mark in my Wolverhampton West constituency has welcomed Iranian refugees into its congregation who have fled the persecution…22 Jan 2026HANSARD 5G Connectivity: Telford and West MidlandsMy hon. Friend has made some excellent points. Tettenhall in my constituency is a significantly populated suburb of Wolverhampton, where residents face similar problems to those…20 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points. A constituent of mine has a dog that is terribly frightened whenever fireworks are going on. She is simply saying, “Can we not have…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksI have spent many years celebrating with fireworks in my garden, as my hon. Friend mentioned, and I have had the pleasure of having firework displays with my children. However,…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSale of FireworksThe hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time. On his last point, there has been no new legislation to deal with antisocial firework use for over two decades. Some 557 of my…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Prisons: Illegal DrugsI remember walking around Featherstone and Oakwood prisons, near my constituency of Wolverhampton West, and seeing how well the incentivised substance-free living units appeared…15 Jan 2026HANSARDWest Midlands PoliceAlthough I am a proud Wolverhampton Wanderers fan and, as a season ticket holder, regularly go to football games, for much of my life I was prevented and discouraged from going to…14 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareMy hon. Friend makes a valid point, and I agree. There will be cases where a student is vulnerable and action needs to be taken, but where that student may not have been diagnosed…13 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareMany hon. Members have mentioned the need for universities to have extra funding to meet this statutory duty of care. Does the hon. Member agree that it is not always an issue of…13 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareDoes my hon. Friend find it surprising, as I do, that whereas there are duties of care on workplaces, prisons, hospitals and colleges, and owed by manufacturers to consumers, no…13 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareI am really sorry to hear the case of the hon. Lady’s constituent. When I first raised this issue in the House last May, I mentioned that over the previous 10 years one student…13 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for securing this important debate. Currently,…13 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsThe Opposition are keen to rely on Magna Carta to defend jury trials, but Magna Carta also states that justice should not be delayed. Sir Brian Leveson reported that jury trials…07 Jan 2026