Tahir Ali’s work in Parliament - West Midlands Labour

Tahir Ali MP in Parliament

Human Rights: Kashmir

Commons debates

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s point. In south Asia, the long-drawn-out dispute over the state of Jammu and Kashmir remains a hanging fireball between two hostile nuclear...

Human Rights: Kashmir

Commons debates

I begin by paying tribute to Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who passed away on 1 September. He dedicated his life to Kashmir and the freedom of Kashmiris. I deplore the actions of the Indian Government...

International Travel

Commons debates

Will the Secretary of State explain why my constituents suffered immeasurably from the punitive measures imposed by his Government? Many of them were unable to be with family members at their...

Plastic Waste

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for securing the debate. I have received many letters and emails from constituents of different ages—both...

Afghanistan

Commons debates

The situation unfolding in Afghanistan is of deep concern for the whole international community, and the potential for a tragic humanitarian crisis is clear. Many thousands will now be attempting...

Covid-19: Education Settings

Commons debates

Can the Secretary of State explain how children will access free school meals if they have to isolate away from holiday activities and food programmes during the summer? Does he agree with me...

Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education Settings

Commons debates

The number of children self-isolating has quadrupled during this month because of increases in cases of covid. Following this sharp rise, more children are now able to learn online from home...

Covid-19 Update

Commons debates

The Secretary of State refers to Captain Hindsight as cheap political point scoring to deflect from the seriousness of the debate. May I suggest that he refers to the cartoon character—much...

Investing in Children and Young People

Commons debates

In May, the End Child Poverty campaign released a report detailing the shocking levels of child poverty in the UK. For my constituency of Birmingham, Hall Green the report confirmed what many of...

BBC: Dyson Report

Commons debates

Can the Minister explain which elements of the BBC’s governance structure he thinks need to be reviewed in the light of Lord Dyson’s report? Does he agree that in considering the...

10-point Plan: Six Months On

Commons debates

Does the Secretary of State agree that wide-scale housing insulation is key to bringing down household emissions? If so, can he explain what possible rationale he had for axing the green homes...

Arms Trade: Yemen

Westminster Hall debates

The Saudi-led war in Yemen has been raging since 2015. Since the beginning of the conflict, more than 100,000 people have been killed, including about 20,000 civilians killed or injured in direct...

Immigration and Nationality Application Fees - [Steve McCabe in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Tahir Ali made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

In 2019, the High Court found that the Home Office’s fee of £1,012 for registering child citizenship is unlawful. I believe this fee is still in place and is being charged for children...

Arts and Sports: Children and Young People

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tahir Ali received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support his Department has allocated to providers of (a) arts and (b) sports training for children and young...

Post Office: Finance

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tahir Ali received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if any Crown post office branches will be franchised under (i) the Post Office’s multi-year Group Strategic Plan;...

Post Office: Finance

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tahir Ali received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what amount of the £70m capital investment awarded to the Post Office for 2020-2021 will be spent on franchising...

Post Office: Finance

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tahir Ali received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if any of the £177m capital investment awarded to the Post Office for 2021-22 will be spent on franchising any...

Post Office: Finance

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tahir Ali received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how the £70m capital investment awarded to the Post Office for 2020-2021 was agreed to be spent.

Post Office: Profits

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tahir Ali received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the levels of profitability of the Post Office’s Crown office network during (a)...

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Birmingham Hall Green

Tahir Ali received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are receiving support from the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme in Birmingham Hall Green constituency.