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As we break for recess, I today wrote to all MPs to say a huge thank you for supporting the Business and Trade Committee’s work this year! Thanks to their help and to our extremely hard-working Committee members and Committee team, we’ve been able to deliver thirteen reports and inquiries this year which I thought I’d share in case you’d like some recess reading! We kicked off as promised with our stock-take on the Post Office Horizon Scandal ; published on New Year’s Day thi

Today’s Budget sets out a series of commitments that will make a real difference for families across Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North – from the cost of living to children’s services, schools, transport and neighbourhood renewal.   Here are the key wins for our area:   🔺  Cost of living support £150 off energy bills next year, plus the expansion of the Warm Home Discount to help 6 million households. Freeze on NHS prescription charges and the first freeze in national

Liam Byrne, MP for Hodge Hill and Solihull North, has written to the Minister for Security to reject the proposal that the Birmingham Pub Bombings be referred to the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) rather than dealt with through a statutory public inquiry. Mr Byrne has pressed the Minister to establish a judge-led statutory public inquiry into the Birmingham Pub Bombings under the 1995 Inquiries Act. Mr Byrne, said: “Having met wi

Liam Byrne MP today met senior HS2 officials at the Washwood Heath Drew’s Lane site to insist on a firm timetable for handing back land to unlock the creation of thousands of local jobs. The Washwood Heath site (formerly the LDV site) has long been earmarked for redevelopment as a major business park, forming a key part of Liam Byrne’s election pledge to drive jobs and regeneration in East Birmingham. However, progress has been delayed due to unresolved issues with HS2. Durin