Labour Party MP for Walsall and Bloxwich since (elected). An MP continuously since .
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156
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2
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| Party | Office | Area | Period | Began | Ended | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | MP | Walsall and Bloxwich | – present | elected | — | Party history |
Parliament's party history for this member: Labour ( – present).
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| Date | Category | Entry | Declared value | Sitting for | Source |
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| date published | 8. Miscellaneous | Solicitor (not practising) | — | Labour | Register record |
| date published | 9. Family members employed | Paul Townsend employed | — | Labour | Register record |
I, too, am a member of USDAW the union. My constituents want to work for Poundland, and they have helped it turn a profit at Midland Road in Walsall. Can the Minister ensure that USDAW is at the table in any negotiation? It has struck deals with Ikea and John Lewis, and its knowledge is valuable.
Order. Could Members please remain standing so that the Clerk can make a note of how many wish to speak? Given the numbers, I will have to impose a hard time limit of four minutes.<span id="137WH" class="column-number" data-column-number="137WH"></span>
Order. May I remind the hon. Gentleman that the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom) only has a minute left?
I will call Jon Trickett to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute debates.
Order. We can get everyone in if everyone sticks to about five to six minutes. There is possibly a vote or two at 4 o’clock.
I will begin calling the Front Benchers at 4 pm. It looks like the votes are coming at 4.30 pm, so we could well be finished before then.
I thank Members: we got everyone in, and we did not have to suspend for the vote. <em>Question put and agreed to.</em> <em>Resolved,</em> That this House has considered progress towards a smokefree UK.
May I ask the Leader of the House if we can have a debate in Government time on the best use of public money? Some £50 million has been allocated for a free school—against Government policy and against the evidence. Some £38 million has been drawn down by Oak academy trust, which was set up under covid, so it is not clear why it is needed now, and which distorts the publishing market. There is also the contentious transaction involving Walsall College and the closure of Walsall Leather Museum—none of this benefits my constituents, who do not want any of this. Could we have a debate on the best use of public money?
Order. I ask hon. Members to stand if they wish to speak. I hope to begin the wind-ups at 10.28 am.
Order. I have to impose a two-minute formal time limit, and Wendy Morton will be the first to show us how to stick to that.
Held . Recorded result: Lab Gain. Majority 4,914. 37,191 votes cast from an electorate of 74,951. Parties are as each candidate stood at the time.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Vaz | Labour | 12,514 | 33.6% |
| Aftab Nawaz | Independent | 7,600 | 20.4% |
| Elaine Williams | Reform UK | 7,293 | 19.6% |
| Shannon Lloyd | Conservative | 6,679 | 18.0% |
| Sadat Hussain | Green Party | 2,288 | 6.2% |
| Patrick Stillman | Liberal Democrat | 817 | 2.2% |
| Seat | Dates |
|---|---|
| Walsall and BloxwichElected 1 time | – present |
| Walsall SouthElected 4 times | – |
| Post | Dates |
|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of CommonsOffice of the Leader of the House of Commons | – |
| Committee | Dates |
|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | – present |
| Panel of Chairs | – |
| Finance (No. 2) Bill | – |
| Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill | – |
| Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill | – |
| UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | – |
| Shark Fins Bill | – |
| Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] | – |
| Environmental Audit Committee | – |
| Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill | – |
| Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | – |
| Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | – |
| House of Commons Commission | – |
| Members Estimate Committee | – |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | – |
| Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee) | – |
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | – |
| Panel of Chairs | – |
| House of Commons Governance Committee | – |
| Regulatory Reform | – |
| Health and Social Care Committee | – |
| Constituency | Date |
|---|---|
| Twickenham |
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