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4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Ukraine between 10 September 2025 and 15 September 2025UK Friends of Ukraine Ltd
High streets such as Dudley’s face pressures from online shopping and rising costs. Too many units have stood empty for years, weakening footfall and confidence, and the potential loss of Poundland and 15 jobs in my constituency could blow another hole in the high street. However, this is not just about my 15 employees; a ripple effect of the potential closure could cause problems in the supply chain as well. Has the Minister assessed the full impact of the closures across Poundland, across the country and across the supply chain in order to hold Gordon Brothers to account?
<Question HRSContentId="{380276DF-62D1-41F9-B154-09B4FA142EF7}">10. <QuestionText HRSContentId="{5505710E-5C84-4C53-8B99-BC65AEB8A42A}">What steps she is taking to help regenerate Dudley high street.</QuestionText> </Question>
Dudley high street has enormous potential to thrive and prosper once again, yet years of inaction from the Conservative-led council has left too many empty shops and too many businesses struggling. Will my right hon. Friend outline what steps the Labour Government are taking to revitalise the area and reverse the trend of empty shops dominating our high street?
The police funding formula disadvantages towns such as Dudley. We know that visible policing in town centres is essential when rebuilding public trust. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the formula needs updating to deliver fairer funding to Dudley, and that residents in St James’s should vote on 29 October for our Labour candidate Caroline Reid, who champions safer streets?
Adam Bradley and James Bragg have opened the Forge youth centre in Dudley town centre, investing their own money, backed by the Government’s Pride in Place funding. That fantastic facility will help young people build skills, gain work and form lifelong relationships. Will the Leader of the House congratulate all involved and make time for a debate on youth provision in Dudley town centre?
<Question HRSContentId="{E1F661EE-B3C7-4530-8EC3-E95DC8CBBDCD}">9. <QuestionText HRSContentId="{86BCBCCE-4E9E-438B-8BFC-C6D57F823F91}">What steps he is taking to support defence procurement companies in Dudley. </QuestionText></Question>
I wholeheartedly support the Government’s ambition to buy British, and there should be no difference in defence. I take this opportunity to thank the Minister for his defence roundtable being held in Dudley later this year. Can my hon. Friend outline what proactive work has been done to make new small and medium-sized enterprise supply chains in Dudley and outline how industrial bases such as the Pensnett estate in Dudley are well placed to benefit from future defence investment and procurement opportunities?
The month, the historic UNESCO Wren’s Nest celebrates 70 years. Will my right hon. Friend join me in thanking the Friends of Wren’s Nest, such as Paul Floyd, geologist Graham Worton and others who ensure that the 420-million-year-old treasures are protected for the next generation? Will he <span id="568" class="column-number" data-column-number="568"></span>allow a debate on protecting such precious habitats as the Wren’s Nest? He is always welcome to visit my constituency and pick up a fossil.
<Question HRSContentId="{8F43E022-178D-47A7-B8BC-87AA0FEE13CB}">12. <QuestionText HRSContentId="{98633DA6-AB1A-4683-814F-D84D813D61BB}">Whether her Department is taking steps to implement a cold homes plan.</QuestionText> </Question>
This summer, extreme heat was responsible for thousands of excess deaths across the United Kingdom. Though I commend the Department’s mission to tackle climate change and the root causes of extreme heat, does the Minister recognise that we must go faster and further in adapting and supporting households, especially vulnerable ones, with regard to extreme heat, and does she recognise that we need a cold homes plan across the country?