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HANSARDSocial Care ReformOn delivering social care reform, does the Minister agree that we also need to be looking at how the funding packages work, particularly across borders? I have a constituent whose…06 Dec 2022HANSARDUK Canals and WaterwaysThe Minister is setting out some fantastic examples of how we can help our waterways to adapt for the future with electric points and so forth, but one thing that really concerns…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Canals and WaterwaysIt is my husband’s boating passion, but I will come to that shortly. In 2016, Aldridge-Brownhills hosted the Inland Waterways Association festival of water in Pelsall. We took…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Canals and WaterwaysAs we have already heard, canals and inland waterways are an integral part of our life and our landscape. In recent years, it is fair to say that we have seen a remarkable…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Canals and WaterwaysMy hon. Friend makes some really important points. On his point about urban towns and industrial areas, particularly those that we have in the west midlands, does he agree that,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyIt is a privilege to be able to speak in this important debate. After a number of years of not being able to speak from what was my favoured position on the Back Benches, I have…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Canals and WaterwaysI appreciate the Minister setting out the history behind the finances, but I want to reinforce the point that when we discuss the £52.6 million that the Canal & River Trust is in…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Housing Targets: Planning SystemI am grateful to the Minister for setting out her case. When it comes to housing, I think we all recognise that there are parts of our constituencies where regeneration could…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Housing Targets: Planning SystemI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing forward this debate. In Aldridge-Brownhills, we are faced with a huge number of houses being built across the constituency. He makes a…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Housing Targets: Planning SystemI am conscious of time, but very briefly, I think we all understand that we need more homes and more houses, but there is a really important point here about the need to take…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Housing Targets: Planning SystemI genuinely feel that there is a tendency to go for the green belt and greenfield sites. I hope that, as part of pushing targets down to a local level, we can put a duty on…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are a nation of animal lovers—I believe you are an animal lover, too, Mr Speaker. Conservative Members stood on a manifesto that included commitments to tackle several animal…03 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday was Back British Farming Day, and many of us in this place joined the NFU in showing our support for the fantastic British farmers across the country, including in my…03 Nov 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend has explained what he is doing to urge allies and other countries to provide extra support for Ukraine, but can he now tell us what more we can do in respect…31 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living Crisis: Support for PensionersI welcome my hon. Friend to the Dispatch Box and I welcome the work that the Government are doing to support pensioners, particularly on winter fuel costs in difficult times.…31 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsIn Aldridge-Brownhills, we are at risk of 8,000 new homes being dumped in the constituency. Will my right hon. Friend use this Prime Minister’s question as an opportunity to…26 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me as Chief Whip to speak this afternoon. This is an opportunity rarely afforded to members of the Whips Office, who normally keep…10 Sept 2022HANSARD Peterborough Station Quarter: RedevelopmentI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow) for raising this important matter, and for setting out the proposed project so clearly. I also celebrate my hon.…06 Sept 2022HANSARDReopening Railway Lines and StationsI am happy to give the clarity that my hon. Friend is seeking. I know he takes a keen interest in and is a passionate supporter of the Maid Marian line. Although the bid to reopen…30 Jun 2022HANSARDTrain Service ProvidersGreat British Railways will incentivise improved services for rail users through new passenger service contracts, and there will be opportunities for new and innovative open…30 Jun 2022