Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Nicola Richards

Thursday 25th January 2024 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Come on! I call Nicola Richards.

[Nicola Richards]

At a time when we are beginning to see inflation fall, recent developments in the Red sea are extremely concerning, not just in terms of security, but because of the huge cost to shipping. My constituents do not want an increase in prices as a result of the terror attacks. Can the Minister build on the excellent answer she gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Michael Fabricant) by reassuring businesses in my constituency that we will do all we can to maintain the flow of goods to and from the UK?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Nicola Richards

Wednesday 6th September 2023 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

There will be more. I call Nicola Richards.

[Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East) (Con)]

Q2. Against a backdrop of improving economic news, inflation falling, energy bills coming down and growth up, people in the west midlands are disappointed to see that Labour-run Birmingham City Council has gone bankrupt. As a Sandwell resident and a West Bromwich MP, I am no stranger to Labour incompetence. Does the Prime Minister agree that Labour have demonstrated yet again that they always run out of other people’s money?

[The Prime Minister]

My hon. Friend is exactly right. We started by hearing how Labour in London are charging hard-working people with ULEZ, and now we are hearing about how Labour in Birmingham are failing hard-working people, losing control of taxpayers’ money and driving their finances into the ground. They have bankrupted Birmingham; we cannot let them bankrupt Britain.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Nicola Richards

Thursday 13th July 2023 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I gently say to the Minister that Chorley matters to me; its ticket office is open all day, but the proposal is to have somebody available from nine to four, which is half the time. Please do take this up for people with disabilities, rightly, but don’t forget that what you are being told is not the case.

[Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East) (Con)]

3. What recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to reduce disruption caused by roadworks.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Nicola Richards

Thursday 26th January 2023 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Before I call Nicola Richards, may I say congratulations to her?

[Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East) (Con)]

2. What steps she is taking to review the ownership structure of football clubs.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Nicola Richards

Tuesday 19th July 2022 Commons Chamber

[Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East) (Con)]

8. What steps he is taking to improve cancer outcomes.

[Mr Speaker]

I welcome you to the Dispatch Box, Minister.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Nicola Richards

Wednesday 20th January 2021 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

It is the Scottish National party, Prime Minister. I know you keep having a memory lapse on it.

I call Ian Blackford. [Interruption.] I think we have somehow lost Ian Blackford; we will come back to him.

I call Nicola Richards.

[Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East) (Con) [V]]

[Inaudible.]

[Mr Speaker]

Nicola, you are muted. Press the mic.

[Nicola Richards]

I am not muted. Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

[Mr Speaker]

Yes. Get the question in—the Prime Minister is desperate to hear it.

[Nicola Richards]

Can you hear me? It’s not working.

[Mr Speaker]

We will come back to Nicola. Let us move on to Ed Davey.

--- Later in debate ---

[Mr Speaker]

Let us head to West Bromwich again with Nicola Richards.

[Nicola Richards [V]]

    Next week, we mark Holocaust Memorial Day, remember the 6 million Jewish men, women and children murdered by the Nazis, and pay tribute to the extraordinary survivors. Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking the Holocaust Educational Trust for organising a live webcast so that students throughout the country can tune in on 26 January to hear the testimony of survivor Eve Kugler? Will he join me in asking all Members to encourage their local schools to join Q3 Academy Great Barr, from West Bromwich East, in taking part?