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HANSARD Pavement ParkingI totally agree. When I walk around and see cars and other vehicles parked on pavements, I sometimes wonder why people could not just have parked them on the road. There never…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. The issue of pavement parking has been raised with me in my constituency of Wolverhampton West. Measures have already…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastInstead of taking substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza and agreeing to an immediate ceasefire and long-term sustainable peace, the Israeli Government have…01 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumI am very glad the Home Secretary has acknowledged that, like other countries, we have a duty to safeguard those fleeing persecution and seeking sanctuary in Britain. The reason…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Orgreave InquiryI remember clearly the miners’ strike of 1984 and, in particular, what happened at Orgreave, and I know that it has many painful memories for a lot of people, so let me first…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tipton and Wednesbury (Antonia Bance) for securing this debate. It is a pleasure to…22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayYes, Jeff Astle was indeed a great player.22 Jul 2025HANSARDBlack Country DayWhen I first came to Wolverhampton back in 1968, many years ago, one of the most memorable images that I saw plastered on gates and walls was of “the Doog”—Derek Dougan was well…22 Jul 2025HANSARDCivil Service RelocationI thank my right hon. Friend for his answer. I do indeed feel blessed to have the dual head- quarters of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which employs…10 Jul 2025HANSARDCivil Service Relocation3. What steps he is taking to relocate civil service roles to locations outside London.10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseTea is the most popular beverage in the world next to water, providing work for about 13 million people worldwide, but half of young Kenyan tea pickers surveyed by Fairtrade said…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Resident Doctors: Industrial ActionDoes my right hon. Friend agree that we were right to settle the strikes last year, for the sake of ensuring the future of the NHS, protecting the interests of the public and…10 Jul 2025HANSARDTrial by Jury: Proposed RestrictionsDoes my hon. and learned Friend agree that trial by jury is, and will always remain, a fundamental concept of our British justice system, but we also need to ensure that we…09 Jul 2025HANSARDProbation OfficersAn effective Probation Service is crucial for the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners to reduce reoffending. Although I welcome the number of new probation officers to be…08 Jul 2025HANSARDProbation Officers11. What steps she is taking to support probation officers.08 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesDoes the Chief Secretary agree that this Government have had the courage to make the difficult but necessary decisions in an effort to ensure sound public finances and improve the…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week at a council meeting, when medical dispensation was being sought for Labour councillor Carol Hyatt in the Merry Hill ward of my constituency so that she could undergo…03 Jul 2025HANSARD West Bank: Forced DisplacementOn my hon. Friend’s point, what is happening in the west bank has legally been defined as a war crime by the International Criminal Court. As a supporter of the rule of law,…02 Jul 2025HANSARD West Bank: Forced DisplacementDoes the Minister agree that the UK Government recognising a sovereign state of Palestine now would add more weight to the pressure we are trying to exert on Israel?02 Jul 2025HANSARD Refugee Citizenship RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. First, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) for securing this important debate.…01 Jul 2025