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HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentWill the Minister give way?10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will continue because I am conscious that others want to get the chance to speak. There is no time for older people on low incomes to set aside money—if they have it—to help…10 Sept 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 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldMy right hon. Friend is so right to make that point. He demonstrates that police stations are integral to our communities, but with the potential loss of the Sutton Coldfield…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldMy right hon. Friend is being very generous. On the subject of engagement, it is high time that the Labour police and crime commissioner engaged fully with us on Aldridge police…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton Coldfieldrose—04 Sept 2024HANSARD Police Station Closure: Sutton ColdfieldI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend. I think he would acknowledge that Sutton Coldfield police station covers more than Sutton Coldfield. It also covers communities in my…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillIt was a real privilege to listen to the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed). Her passion for the constituency that she has been elected to represent shone through…03 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThousands of pensioners in my constituency have worked hard all their lives and are now worried at the prospect of losing their winter fuel payment, upon which they rely. Will the…03 Sept 2024HANSARDHigh Streets RegenerationOur high streets are undoubtedly changing. Conservative-led Walsall Council is working hard to secure positive change in areas such as Brownhills and the regeneration of…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Building HomesI am no nimby, but what we are seeing today is a lurch back to top-down mandatory targets that will ride roughshod through local communities such as those that I represent across…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillIt may well have been, but I am here to scrutinise the Government of the day. I will be the first to recognise that where ticket offices are selling one ticket a day, it makes…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI congratulate you on your new role, Madam Deputy Speaker. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Josh Dean) on making his maiden speech. I am sure that…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPlanning, the Green Belt and Rural AffairsIt is a pleasure to be in the Chamber today, and I congratulate all new and returning Members on their election successes. It is an honour to be back in this place and to be…19 Jul 2024HANSARDWomen and Girls in Sport4. What steps she is taking to support the participation of women and girls in sport.23 May 2024HANSARDWomen and Girls in SportAs you know, Mr Speaker, football is a great sport in which both boys and girls can participate. Walsall Football Club Foundation does fantastic work to encourage and enthuse…23 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe reopening of Aldridge train station will finally give my constituents the railway service that they badly need and deserve. I wish to place on record my thanks to the…16 May 2024HANSARD West Midlands: TransportOn the midlands rail hub and trains, I welcome the work that the Minister did to support the previous Mayor, Andy Street, in delivering a step forward for Aldridge train station.…08 May 2024HANSARD West Midlands: TransportI am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing the debate. On that specific point about trains, railway stations and the midlands hub, she will know that the former Mayor of the…08 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsLabour’s mayoral candidate in the West Midlands talks about housing, but makes no commitment to protect our precious green belt. He talks about transport, but he fails to commit…24 Apr 2024