Commons
Debate
17 March 2026
Middle East
The one thing Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu knew full well when they entered this illegal war unilaterally was that the strait of Hormuz would be a place of strategic weaponry, if you want to call it that, for Iran to use against all other nations. Some European countries have unilaterally now decide…
Commons
Oral Questions
16 March 2026
GP Contract
Many of the surgeries in my constituency have faced enormous pressure when having to deal with patients who cannot get an appointment, so I welcome the additional support that will come to our communities, especially inner-city communities. The Laurie Pike and al-Shafa medical centres in my constitu…
Commons
Debate
16 March 2026
Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
Mandelson wanted more than half a million pounds to walk away from his job. This Government gave him £75,000; that went to someone who the Prime Minister said was clearly dishonest and lied. Will the Government be seeking to recover that public money—taxpayers’ money?
Commons
Oral Questions
16 March 2026
Strait of Hormuz
Over the weekend, France and Italy opened talks with Iran to allow their ships to pass through the strait of Hormuz. France has limited America’s use of its bases to non-combat missions only; Italy has refused to help altogether. With this Labour Government giving a licence to American assets on Bri…
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
16 March 2026
2 contributions
United Nations Charter
10. What steps his Department is taking to meet its legal obligations under articles 2(4) and 51 of the United Nations charter.
When nations commit war crimes, the UN charter makes it plain that other nations must not provide any support or assistance. Trump and Netanyahu started this illegal war and, in welcoming US aircraft on British bases so that they can be loaded with 2,000 lb bombs, the UK is clearly aiding and abetti…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
9 March 2026
Social Cohesion Action Plan
I thank the Secretary of State for introducing this definition of anti-Muslim hostility. Many facets contribute to causing division in society, not least the cost of living. When we saw the march in London, a large number of the audience there were racist, but a large majority of the people attendin…
Commons
Debate
9 March 2026
Middle East: Defence
I mean no discourtesy to the Secretary of State, but in his statement, which lasted for 10 minutes, there was an omission: the murder of 165 young children at a school, which was allegedly targeted by a Tomahawk cruise missile in a double-tap strike. The Government talk about calling out war crimes—…
Commons
Oral Questions
9 March 2026
Immigration Policy
I am very perplexed, and indeed I suspect that most Brits will be perplexed. We have more than 650,000 job vacancies, of which more than 165,000 are for unskilled workers. Why are we not dealing with the refugees—processing their applications, giving them training, putting them into jobs and enablin…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
3 March 2026
Gaza: Support for Children
Amid the illegal attack on Iran by America and Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has closed all the border crossings into Gaza. What does the Minister know of this? Food and humanitarian aid are once again being blocked.
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
The Wood Lane playing fields in my constituency are in difficulty because the council faces bankruptcy and is looking to sell property. Does the hon. Member agree that something needs to be done about that?
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
Funeral Premises: Environmental Health Inspections
I thank the hon. Member for securing this debate. I know that he is deeply passionate about our shared work in the all-party parliamentary group for funerals, coroners and bereavement, where we have learnt about the cases he described. Does he agree that the Minister would benefit from meeting our A…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
Small Charity Sector
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing the debate.
From my short time as the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Perry Barr, and having spent over a decade as a local councillor…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
2 contributions
Community Cohesion
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Rugby (John Slinger) for securing this debate on this important issue. Community cohesion in Birmingham has never been an abstract concept. It is a lived reality: it is the church that hosts a food bank for fa…
I gently ask the Minister, in relation to Pride in Place funding: why is Birmingham Perry Barr, which is at the centre of Birmingham and has the highest level of deprivation, not being given any money? Why should those residents feel left out?
Commons
Debate
2 March 2026
Representation of the People Bill
Is not the real fear that young people are now able, through social media and other forums, to identify which political personality is telling the truth and which one is saying what is false, and the Conservatives are quite concerned that they will lose even more power?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
2 March 2026
Middle East
I thank the Prime Minister for accepting that the reason the British Army is not involved is that it would be unlawful and illegal. Thereby, what America has done is illegal—an illegal attack that has led to the death of 167 girls aged between seven and 11. There are people sitting in this Chamber w…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
26 February 2026
Business of the House
In Birmingham, residents and I are appalled at Birmingham city council’s botched sale of the former Newtown swimming baths and New Aston House. A bid was put in for the property by a charity dedicated to educating, serving and uplifting the local community. The bid was approved by the cabinet commit…
Commons
Oral Questions
26 February 2026
2 contributions
Youth Services: Birmingham Perry Bar
6. What steps her Department has taken to help improve youth services in Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.
I know that I would not be in this House—the mother of all democracies—and I would certainly not be a barrister, if I had not benefited from youth centres in my ward of Aston. I recognise how important they are. We have lost somewhere in the region of 50 youth workers in Birmingham and my constituen…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
11 February 2026
2 contributions
Engagements
Rubbish is building up right beneath my very nose. [ Laughter. ]
It is becoming a serious problem. In Birmingham, bin strikes have now been running for close to two years. May I gently ask the Prime Minister to intervene? Will he perhaps speak to the leader of Birmingham city council to see if he can re-enter negotiations with Unite the union?
Commons
Westminster Hall
11 February 2026
4 contributions
Supported Exempt Accommodation: Birmingham
I beg to move,
That this House has considered supported exempt accommodation in Birmingham.
It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I declare my interest as a landlord.
It is fair to say that most people up and down the country will not know much, if anything, about supported ex…
Of course.
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
10 February 2026
Place-based Employment Support Programmes
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Southport (Patrick Hurley) for securing this important debate.
In my constituency, the scale of youth unemployment is stark and deeply concerning. We are among the worst-affected areas in the country, with o…
Commons
Debate
9 February 2026
UK-India Free Trade Agreement
We all want a trade deal—a symbiotic relationship through which not just our country succeeds, but any other country that we trade with also succeeds—but that must not and cannot be a compromise that undermines the core British value of upholding the law, as well as ethical and moral values. However…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
9 February 2026
Standards in Public Life
We all know that the Prime Minister is a lawyer, and lawyers must understand and test the veracity of information that is being provided. The Prime Minister has said from the Dispatch Box that he took a risk, and that he had known that Mandelson had kept up his relationship with Epstein. I suspect t…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 February 2026
National Cancer Plan
I welcome the Minister and thank her for presenting this national cancer plan. Her conviction, enthusiasm and passion for the subject are clearly seen from the Dispatch Box. She talks about regional disparity, but we also have disparity within constituencies. My constituency of Birmingham Perry Barr…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 February 2026
Sudan
I thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement today and commend her on her leadership, particularly in travelling out to Sudan to see at first hand the atrocities that are being committed. We all know that in conflict innocent civilians will always get caught up in crossfire, but the distinction i…
Commons
Oral Questions
5 February 2026
Business of the House
Late last week, it was with great sadness that Brummies learned of the passing away of Councillor Waseem Zaffar MBE. He was only 44 years of age and served the people of Lozells and the wider Birmingham area for 15 years. During our time together—both within and beyond the council chamber—we had our…