Speeches by Kumar.

“I had the pleasure of visiting the newly opened Pens Meadow SEND school in Dudley. That fantastic and long-awaited school has transformed opportunities for local children, families and staff, and stands as a testament to the vision of the headteacher, Marie Hunter. Will the Leader of the House join me in welcoming the …”

“Given that around one in five households in Dudley are in fuel poverty and that electricity levies fall disproportionately on low-income families, I welcome the Chancellor’s decision to remove some social and environmental levies from electricity bills. That has helped to shield some of my constituents from the impact …”

“3. What steps he is taking to help prevent increases in energy bills for households.”

“Russia’s continued assault on Ukraine has devastated its healthcare system: hospitals are under extreme pressure and there is a critical shortage of specialist staff to treat the injured. That is why I, along with other British physiotherapists, travelled to Ukraine to train clinicians who are working under unimaginabl…”

“Traders like Sukibinder Singh, who owns Little Italy in Dudley, tell me how low footfall, empty shops and shoplifting are putting people off coming to the town centre. Will my hon. Friend set out what action he is taking on business rates and targeted reliefs to help bricks-and-mortar businesses to compete and prosper?”

“15. Whether his Department has issued guidance to the Department of Health and Social Care on the procurement of secure IT systems infrastructure from British businesses.”

“We have seen the devasting impact of cyber-attacks on British companies and the NHS, and there are serious concerns about the NHS data being entrusted to external firms such as Palantir. What steps is my hon. Friend taking to ensure that new NHS IT systems are secure, ethically governed, protect patient data and public…”

“What would you say to academics in the London School of [Hygiene and Tropical] Medicine who have said, “Real innovation depends on robust research infrastructure, streamlined regulation, and collaboration—not simply paying more.”?”

“This year Teddy Grays in Dudley celebrates 200 years in business, with five generations of the same family keeping that local sweetshop and mainstay in Dudley. However, as with many small businesses, energy bills are a constant threat to its success. What steps is my right hon. Friend taking to ensure that Teddy Grays …”

“Do you think the money that will be placed in the UK will be used for innovation and R&D, and not for shareholders’ dividends?”

“Dr Torbett, has the UK gained more than it has conceded by the US pharmaceutical deal?”

“What action is my right hon. Friend taking to disrupt the finances of the organised crime groups facilitating illegal migration to the United Kingdom, and what steps is her Department taking with international partners to prosecute those who are funding those operations, both domestically and internationally?”

“5. What steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for human trafficking.”

“The situation in Sudan is deplorable. Sadly, as is too common, women and girls are being terrorised and rape is being used as a weapon of war. The United Nations has reported that, horrifically, infants as young as a year old are being raped. This is hell on earth. The Secretary of State has mentioned that she is worki…”

“Following local closures, residents in the north of Dudley currently have no accessible household waste site, forcing them to make lengthy and costly journeys to the only remaining sites in Stourbridge, which is leading to fly-tipping across the borough. Will my right hon. Friend join me in urging the Conservative coun…”

“Paige, my constituent, a survivor of human trafficking as a 24-year-old, was betrayed not only by her abusers but by the very systems that were meant to protect her. When she reached crisis point and attempted to take her life, she was denied continuous medical and healthcare support, while her advocate was excluded fr…”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for his work on the Business and Trade Committee, of which I am a proud member. Does he agree that an increasingly competitive and uncertain world defines the UK’s sovereign capabilities, and that supporting them through the national wealth fund is vital to strengthening our industrial resi…”

“I am going to change direction a little to the risks that people face in doing online shopping. We have had lots of fads, including Ozempic and Ozempic pens, with unlicensed injections for weight loss. We have had counterfeit products, from beauty to electrical goods. We have fake reviews online making people buy certa…”

“What action do you think needs to happen? What recommendations would you want to see to make consumers doing online shopping safer?”

“I want to go back to social media. Lots more people are buying off social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, which then becomes quite addictive. There are a lot of mental health and social isolation issues that come from being online, so people want to be a part of that community, and then they buy into the tre…”