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HANSARDRail ConnectivityAt the last Transport questions on 10 October, I asked the Transport Secretary to confirm the status of the ringfenced funding for Aldridge train station. She promised to reply in…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn a week when we have seen temperatures plummet to below zero, leaving pensioners in my constituency and across the country worrying about heating their homes, the Department for…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) on securing this important debate, and thank all…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the Budget debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) on making her maiden speech, and wish her…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsAnd on charities.06 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsMy constituents want to see an end to the small boat crossings and an end to the use of hotels for asylum seekers—as pledged in the Government’s manifesto. Will the Minister…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsAbsolutely. Small businesses also face a tax on aspiration and entrepreneurship. Inheritance tax will be the death of enterprise. The increases to employer national insurance and…06 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Over the years, I have met a number of constituents who have endured the pain of a loved one being killed or seriously injured in a road traffic collision. Last week, I met…05 Nov 2024HANSARDForeign National Offenders19. What steps she is taking through the criminal justice system to facilitate the removal of foreign national offenders from the UK.05 Nov 2024HANSARDForeign National OffendersSome 12% of the prison population in England and Wales are foreign national offenders, so what specific action is the Justice Secretary taking to remove FNOs from our prisons and…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Flight CancellationsAs the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) highlighted, reliable regional connectivity matters. When the Minister is looking at public service obligation routes, will he…05 Nov 2024HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne) for introducing the debate. We all agree that…30 Oct 2024HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingIf funding for children’s hospices is to go through ICBs—I hope the Minister will take account of the sector’s view—what assurance can he give us that it will actually go to the…30 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseRecent events at the West Midlands Fire Authority, regarding failures of governance, leadership, financial discrepancies and staff grievances, highlight deep-rooted and troubling…24 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe last Conservative Government ringfenced funding to the West Midlands Combined Authority for the delivery of a train station in Aldridge. Can the Secretary of State confirm…10 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Across Aldridge-Brownhills, we have some fabulous girls’ football teams and the excellent Walsall Wood ladies football club at Oak Park active living centre, no doubt inspired…09 Oct 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel Payment18. What estimate she has made of the number of pensioners in poverty who will not be entitled to the winter fuel payment in winter 2024-25.07 Oct 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI remain deeply concerned about the pensioners in my constituency who will not be entitled to the winter fuel payment this winter—we are now into October. Given that we now know…07 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsWe saw a previous Labour Government sell off this country’s gold. We now have a Labour Government who are surrendering our sovereignty and giving away our territory. Has the…07 Oct 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMadam Deputy Speaker, “The winter fuel payment gave me peace of mind that I would be able to heat my home and stay warm during the winter”— not my words, but those of a…10 Sept 2024