Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sonia Kumar and Angela Eagle

Thursday 13th November 2025 Commons Chamber

[Dame Angela Eagle]

Again, we understand the pressures that farmers are under. We want to work on creating a productive, profitable and sustainable farming sector, and we will do so.

[Sonia Kumar (Dudley) (Lab)]

T8. What support can the Minister offer the Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust, which seeks to open up canal access to the hidden gem at Wren’s Nest, which is part of the UNESCO geopark? That would help boost sustainable tourism, give access to residents, and highlight the site’s international geological significance.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sonia Kumar and Angela Eagle

Monday 7th July 2025 Commons Chamber

[Dame Angela Eagle]

By speeding up the asylum process, so that people are not trapped in asylum hotels by huge backlogs, and by increasing decision making by 116%, following the 70% fall that we saw in the three months before the last election, we will get the system moving again.

[Sonia Kumar (Dudley) (Lab)]

Over the past 14 years, police forces have faced significant cuts to personnel and resources. While many areas are returning to 2010 staffing levels, the west midlands still has 540 fewer officers. I support the efforts of the police and crime commissioner, Simon Foster. How can we address the funding gap caused by an outdated national formula that has disadvantaged my Dudley constituents?