Information between 17th April 2024 - 27th April 2024
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24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Tahir Ali voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 282 |
24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Tahir Ali voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 143 |
24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Tahir Ali voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 287 Noes - 144 |
23 Apr 2024 - Draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024
Draft Growth Duty: Statutory Guidance Refresh - View Vote Context Tahir Ali voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 5 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 14 Noes - 1 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Tahir Ali voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 172 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 237 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Tahir Ali voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 164 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 222 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Tahir Ali voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 168 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 229 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Tahir Ali voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 169 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 234 |
Speeches |
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Tahir Ali speeches from: Humanitarian Situation in Gaza
Tahir Ali contributed 1 speech (139 words) Wednesday 17th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
Written Answers |
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Social Security Benefits
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help people claim each benefit to which they are entitled. Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) provides information on eligibility and how to make a claim for benefits, including signposting to telephony routes (including textphone and Relay UK) for people who are unable to complete forms online. There are videos on the DWP YouTube channel that provide further information on a range of benefits including Personal Independence Payment, Universal Credit, Winter Fuel Payment, Pension Credit and DLA for Children and these explain how to claim and what to expect once a claim has been made.
Guidance on GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) includes information on benefits people may be able to claim and other financial support. This includes housing support, help with council tax and direct payments for social care. Where appropriate DWP letters include signposting to additional help and support.
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Business: Women
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to promote businesses owned by women. Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Government promotes women-led businesses through partnerships with the private sector. With the Council for Investing in Female Entrepreneurs we have created the Invest in Women Hub (iiwhub.com) which provides information and free access to expert mentors.
We are working with the Invest in Women Taskforce towards their goal of making the UK the best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur, including by raising private sector capital to invest in women-led businesses.
The Women’s International Networking Programme aims to increase the participation of women-led businesses in international trade through access to networks, role models and DBT intelligence. |
School Meals
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Wednesday 24th April 2024 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children are not hungry at school. Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education) The department provides a range of support designed to ensure that children in schools are provided with healthy and nutritious meals throughout the school day.
The department is investing up to £35 million in the National School Breakfast Programme until the end of July 2025. This funding is supporting up to 2,700 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children from low-income families are being offered free nutritious breakfasts at school to better support their attainment, wellbeing and readiness to learn.
In addition to this, the department spends over £1 billion a year on free school meals, including £600 million for Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM). Under the benefits-based criteria, two million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for free meals. Close to 1.3 million additional infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime following the introduction of the UIFSM policy in 2014. In total, over one third of pupils are in receipt of this crucial support, which is up from one in six in 2010.
Furthermore, the department provides over 2.2 million children in reception and Key Stage 1 with a portion of fresh fruit or vegetables each day at school through the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.
The department supports the provision of nutritious food in schools through ‘The Requirements for School Food Regulations’ (2014), which require schools to provide children with healthy food and drink options and to make sure that children get the energy and nutrition they need across the school day. |
Small Businesses: Birmingham
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Wednesday 24th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises in Birmingham. Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) Business Growth West Midlands is a regional business support function and is funded by both the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). DBT supports small and medium enterprises with national programmes such as the Growth Hub network and through schemes such as Help to Grow. The new Help to Grow Campaign includes a dedicated website, acting as a resourcing hub for business support and advice, as well as SME leadership training schemes, Help to Grow Management and Help to Grow: Management Essentials.
UK businesses, including those in Birmingham, can access DBT’s wealth of export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises a digital self-serve offer and our wider network of support, including trade advisers, Export Champions, the Export Academy, our International Markets network and UK Export Finance. |
Recycling: Urban Areas
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps with local authorities to increase access to mobile household recycling centres in cities. Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) play an important role in helping people manage the waste they produce in a convenient and sustainable way. Local authorities are responsible for managing HWRCs and determining how best to support their residents to manage waste responsibly. We encourage any innovative approaches that local authorities take to improve access and availability of their waste services. |
Housing: Birmingham
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department took to increase levels of housebuilding in Birmingham in 2023. Answered by Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing) The Department has consistently set the conditions for the building of homes – and building them in the right places, including the revision of the NPPF in December 2023 and the Written Ministerial Statement on a long-term plan for housing in February 2024. Beyond that, Birmingham City Council is responsible for setting the plan for building the houses the city needs. |
Fire and Rescue Services
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Wednesday 24th April 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are an adequate number of firefighters with (a) adequate and (b) reliable equipment to tackle fires in cities in England. Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office) The Government is committed to ensuring Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) have the resources they need to do their important work. Overall, Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) will receive around £2.87 billion in 2024/25. Standalone FRAs will see an increase in core spending power of £95.4m in 2024/25. This is an increase of 5.6 per cent in cash terms compared to 2023/24. Decisions on how FRSs are run, and how their resources are allocated, including crewing numbers and the procurement of equipment, are for the local Chief Fire Officers and their democratically elected FRA. They are responsible for ensuring the needs and demands of their local community are met and are able to direct their resources where they are needed most. All FRAs have a statutory duty to produce a Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) in which they set out the key challenges and risks facing their communities and how they intend to meet and reduce them. This is in line with the Fire and Rescue National Framework, which is the document by which the Home Office sets strategic requirements for the FRA. |
Crime Prevention: Birmingham
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Wednesday 24th April 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to (a) reduce crime and (b) improve community safety in Birmingham. Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office) This Government is committed to cutting crime, keeping our streets safe, and restoring confidence in the criminal justice system. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), as the locally elected and democratically accountable individual, are responsible for the totality of policing in their area. They set local policing and crime objectives in partnership with their communities and key stakeholders and hold the Chief Constable to account for the delivery of efficient and effective policing. The Government is funding a range of initiatives in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands police force area to reduce crime. Through the Safer Streets Fund, the West Midlands has received just over £3.7m of investment through five rounds of the Fund. As part of the current Round Five, the West Midlands PCC has been allocated £819k to deliver interventions aimed at targeting neighbourhood crime, anti-social behaviour, and violence against women and girls. To tackle the drivers of serious violence, the Home Office has invested over £20m since 2019 to develop the West Midlands Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), including funding of over £4.38m in 2023/2024. The West Midlands VRU delivers a range of preventative interventions, cognitive behavioural therapy programmes, and sports-based diversionary programmes. During the Police Uplift, West Midlands recruited 1,376 additional uplift officers against a total three-year allocation of 1,218 officers. As at 30 September 2023, there were 7,982 police officers in West Midlands, a total growth of 1,291 additional officers against the baseline (6,691) at the start of the Police Uplift. Overall, the West Midlands will receive up to £790.4 million in 2024/2025 from the police funding settlement, an increase of up to £51.1 million when compared to 2023/2024. |
Unemployed People: Birmingham
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Thursday 25th April 2024 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to support unemployed people in Birmingham with (a) skills training and (b) financial management. Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) In Birmingham, our local Jobcentre Plus partnership teams are working directly with colleges and training providers to ensure claimants have access to the right skills support. Our successful Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) have seen almost three hundred customers in Sparkhill take up this support in the last year. This provision includes pre-employment training, work experience and a guaranteed job interview across a variety of sectors, with further SWAPs available with employers such as HS2, Compass Group, Air Scaffolding, Weatherspoon’s, and Jet 2.
In the Hall Green constituency, we have recently supported customers into jobs in the hospitality sector through English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision based at Sparkhill Jobcentre. Customers have also taken up non-teaching roles within local schools through the skills training we have set up with Pineapple Recruitment, and Sparkhill Jobcentre staff work closely with Joseph Chamberlain College to support claimants move into self-employment.
We are committed to ensuring that all staff can identify and signpost customers to the financial support they require. Across all our Jobcentres in Birmingham, Work Coaches have regular conversations with customers about the Flexible Support Fund (FSF) and how this can help to remove barriers to work, such as support with childcare costs.
The ‘Move In Move On’ programme helps customers in supported accommodation to move into work via a partnership with the Salvation Army. This programme offers financial education, tenancy skills and employability. We also work with The Money House which offers a financial education course to support 16–25-year-olds with banking, budgeting, and spending habits to support in reducing youth homelessness.
To help facilitate signposting discussions with customers, staff have access to a database of national and local support information, the District Provision Tool, which ensures that customers can access tailored support where required. |
Foreign Investment and Overseas Trade: Birmingham
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Thursday 25th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is making to promote (a) international trade and (b) investment opportunities for businesses based in Birmingham. Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Department for Business and Trade’s export promotion campaign ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ is tailored regionally, and in March 2024 Lord Offord, Minister for Exports held the ‘Made in the Midlands’ Roadshow in the region The International Trade Advisory Service has staff in Birmingham supporting businesses to export. The Export Academy provides online educational support and the Export Digital Enquiry Service answers specific international trade queries The Government has provided £160M for the creation of a West Midlands Investment Zone. The West Midlands Combined Authority estimate that this may bring up to £5.5B investment and 30,000 new jobs by 2034. |
Domestic Abuse: Birmingham
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Thursday 25th April 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help support survivors of domestic abuse in Birmingham. Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) The government has taken a number of measures to support victims of domestic abuse across England and Wales. As a result of the of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and our Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan (2022) the government will invest up to £140 million in supporting victims. Funding which may support victims in Birmingham from this plan includes, but is not limited to:
Ringfenced funding the Ministry of Justice provided to PCCs. In 2023/2024 MoJ provided £38 million for Independent Sexual Violence Advisors and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and £21 million for community-based domestic abuse and sexual violence services. |
Flood Control: Urban Areas
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce flooding in urban areas. Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government is investing £5.6 billion between 2021 and 2027 to better protect communities across England from flooding and coastal erosion. This investment includes a record £5.2 billion capital investment programme, a £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme, £170 million for economic recovery from flooding and over £30 million of funding for flood incident management.
This investment will benefit both urban and rural communities. We forecast that around 55% of the £5.2bn investment, and around 60% of schemes, will better protect properties in urban areas. This includes investment in major flood projects benefitting urban areas, such as the Thames Estuary Programme, the Southsea Coastal Scheme, and others.
Flood risk is also an important consideration in the planning system and there are strong safeguards in place. In 2022/23, 96% of all planning decisions complied with Environment Agency advice on flood risk.
On 13 March 2024 the Government published its response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s study into ‘reducing the risk of surface water flooding’. Our response sets out actions to strengthen and further develop the implementation of current policy, supporting lead local flood authorities to access better data, information and to improve co-operation between bodies. |
MP Financial Interests |
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15th April 2024
Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar Address of donor: Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food for me and a family member, value £8,972 Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha) Dates of visit: 18 September 2023 to 23 September 2023 Purpose of visit: Qatar APPG visit to meet with ministers, the Shura Council, and senior local and international stakeholders in international development for the purpose of sharing knowledge and exploring ways of enhancing UK-Qatar cooperation on global development and aid. (Registered 24 October 2023) Source |
15th April 2024
Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan Address of donor: Constitution Ave, G-5/1 G-5, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel accommodation and transport for me and a family member, value £1,800 Destination of visit: Pakistan (Islamabad and Kashmir) Dates of visit: 23 September 2023 to 1 October 2023 Purpose of visit: Visit to Kashmir and NGO's providing humanitarian aid. (Registered 24 October 2023) Source |
15th April 2024
Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Government of Pakistan, Speaker's Office Address of donor: Constitution Avenue, G5/2 Islamabad, Pakistan Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, value £1,800 Destination of visit: Pakistan (Islamabad) Dates of visit: 6 May 2023 to 13 May 2023 Purpose of visit: Pakistan 1973 Constitution Golden Jubilee Celebrations. (Registered 5 June 2023) Source |
15th April 2024
Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) 6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year Type of land/property: Residential property (house) Number of properties: 1 Location: Birmingham (Registered 8 January 2020) Source |
15th April 2024
Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green) 8. Miscellaneous Engineer, Royal Mail. On unpaid leave since 13 December 2019. (Registered 8 January 2020; updated 14 April 2020) Source |
Select Committee Documents |
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Thursday 25th April 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2023–2024 (to 25 April 2024) Justice Committee Found: Wednesday 15 November 2023 Members present Sir Robert Neill, in the Chair Tahir Ali Kieran Mullan |
Thursday 25th April 2024
Attendance statistics - Members attendance for Session 2023–24 (as at 27 March 2024) Justice Committee Found: Neill (Conservative, Bromley and Chislehurst) (Chair) (added 29 Jan 2020) 15 of 15 (100.0%) Tahir |
Thursday 25th April 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2023–2024 (to 25 January 2024) Justice Committee Found: Wednesday 15 November 2023 Members present Sir Robert Neill, in the Chair Tahir Ali Kieran Mullan |
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Oral Evidence - The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane Justice Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sir Robert Neill (Chair); Tahir Ali; Dr Kieran Mullan. |
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Report - Sixth Report - Documents Considered by the Committee 17 April 2024 European Scrutiny Committee Found: Current membership Sir William Cash MP (Conservative, Stone) (Chair) Tahir Ali MP (Labour, Birmingham |
Calendar |
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Wednesday 1st May 2024 9 a.m. European Scrutiny Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Negotiations with the European Union in respect of Gibraltar At 9:30am: Oral evidence David Rutley MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories) at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office View calendar |
Tuesday 30th April 2024 2 p.m. Justice Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Probate At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Ian Bond - Chair at Law Society Wills and Estates Committee Sophie Wales - Regulatory Policy Director at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Mark Walley - CEO at the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Stephen Ward - Director of Strategy and External Relations at the Council of Licensed Conveyancers View calendar |
Tuesday 30th April 2024 2 p.m. Justice Committee - Private Meeting View calendar |
Monday 20th May 2024 2:30 p.m. European Scrutiny Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK’s new relationship with the EU At 3:00pm: Oral evidence The Rt Hon Lord Cameron - Foreign Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office View calendar |
Wednesday 15th May 2024 2 p.m. European Scrutiny Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Retained EU law: the progress and mechanics of reform At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Alex Thomas - Programme Director at Institute for Government Dr James Vitali - Head of Political Economy at Policy Exchange View calendar |
Wednesday 8th May 2024 1:45 p.m. European Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting View calendar |
Tuesday 7th May 2024 2 p.m. Justice Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Work of the County Court At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Dr Natalie Byrom - Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Faculty of Laws, UCL Elizabeth Gallagher - Barrister at Temple Garden Chambers, and Member at the Personal Injury Bar Association Ms Emily Giles - Housing Lawyer at The Hyde Group Matthew Maxwell Scott - Executive Director at The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) Rachael Wong - Director at Bond Turner (Anexo Group PLC) View calendar |
Wednesday 15th May 2024 1:45 p.m. European Scrutiny Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Retained EU law: the progress and mechanics of reform At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Alex Thomas - Programme Director at Institute for Government Dr James Vitali - Head of Political Economy at Policy Exchange View calendar |
Tuesday 7th May 2024 2:45 p.m. Justice Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Work of the County Court At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Dr Natalie Byrom - Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Faculty of Laws, UCL Elizabeth Gallagher - Barrister at Temple Garden Chambers, and Member at the Personal Injury Bar Association Emily Giles - Housing Lawyer at The Hyde Group Matthew Maxwell Scott - Executive Director at The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) View calendar |
Tuesday 7th May 2024 2 p.m. Justice Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Work of the County Court At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Dr Natalie Byrom - Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Faculty of Laws, UCL Elizabeth Gallagher - Barrister at Temple Garden Chambers, and Member at the Personal Injury Bar Association Emily Giles - Housing Lawyer at The Hyde Group Matthew Maxwell Scott - Executive Director at The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) Rachael Wong - Director at Bond Turner (Anexo Group PLC) View calendar |
Monday 20th May 2024 2:30 p.m. European Scrutiny Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK’s new relationship with the EU At 3:00pm: Oral evidence The Rt Hon Lord Cameron - Foreign Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Olaf Henricson-Bell - EU Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office View calendar |