Liam Byrne’s work in Parliament - West Midlands Labour

Liam Byrne MP in Parliament

Covid-19: Winter Plan

Commons debates

On Friday, I met online with nurses in Birmingham who said that they had never seen so much death on the wards. They have had to bid goodbye to colleagues who have left the hospital in hearses....

Public Expenditure

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility's Public finances databank, 27 May 2020, what proportion of the five capital budget of £358...

Culture Recovery Fund

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been awarded under the Culture Recovery Fund, by region.

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications to the Self Employment Income Support Scheme from self-employed workers have been refused.

Coronavirus: West Midlands

Department of Health and Social Care

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the 15,841 covid-19 cases that were not initially reported to Public Health England between 25 September and 2 October 2020...

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether statutory protections from changes to interest rates are available to recipients of the Coronavirus Business...

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many banks are offering loans under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

Kickstart Scheme: Adecco and Federation of Small Businesses

Department for Work and Pensions

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when legal approval will be granted to the Federation of Small Businesses and Adecco to enable participation in the Kickstart scheme.

Lockdown: Economic Support

Commons debates

Unemployment here in the west midlands is soaring to a level that we last saw in the 1980s, but our Mayor has proved so ineffective that we have failed to secure 95% of what we have asked for in...

Commonwealth Games 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the Commonwealth Games 2022 legacy plan.

Commonwealth Games 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will (a) set out the budget for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games legacy programme and (b) list the contributing funding...

Sports: West Midlands

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will set out the (a) specific initiatives and (b) associated funding for each initiative funded through the £10.7...

Mayor of the West Midlands

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many representations he has received from the Mayor of the West Midlands on proposed changes to the planning system.

Railways: Capital Investment

Department for Transport

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2020 to Question 76602, what the timescale is for publishing the plan for integrated rail investment.

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Department for Transport

Liam Byrne received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to speed up the delivery of High Speed Two.

Economic Update

Commons debates

The country expects us to pull together now to get our country back on its feet. In that spirit, let me welcome the investment that the Chancellor has announced today for young people and for the...

Local Commonwealth Games levy

Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]

Liam Byrne made a speech in the House of Commons

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is the second big point I want to make. This is a partnership. I am grateful for the investment that the Government have made, which will not...

Local Commonwealth Games levy

Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]

Liam Byrne made a speech in the House of Commons

What a marvellous opportunity to follow a marvellous speech, which I felt hit almost all the right notes. The Commonwealth games that we will host in Birmingham in the West Midlands will be the...

Local Commonwealth Games levy

Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]

Liam Byrne made a speech in the House of Commons

That was a fantastic defence of the Mayor, and it only lacks the very best wishes conveyed to the Mayor of the West Midlands on the occasion of his birthday today. None the less, all I would ask...

Local Commonwealth Games levy

Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]

Liam Byrne made a speech in the House of Commons

I respect the economic argument that the Minister tries to make, but the proposal is for a pilot scheme, which can be governed jointly, that delivers a £1 a night tax. A pound a night in...