Black Country news and blogs Monday 27 January 2014
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Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood recovering after kidney transplant 
Birmingham Mail 22 Jan 14
The MP for Perry Barr underwent the surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Edgbaston…
Business
CHOCS AWAY
Duckers and Diving: Brum Biz Gossip 16 Dec 13
Birmingham Labour MPs’ sweet tooth Whispa it … but Birmingham Labour MPs Steve McCabe, Khalid Mahmood, Shabana Mahmood, Gisela Stuart and Maria Eagle have been filling up their Christmas stockings.
News
Minority corruption claim criticised
BBC News 23 Nov 13
Perry Barr Labour MP Khalid Mahmood says comments made by the Attorney General were “designed to divide and conquer minorities.
Business
Willmott Dixon celebrates local skills in Birmingham
Midlands Business News 22 Nov 13
Birmingham once again hosted Willmott Dixon’s annual celebration of the achievement its apprentices make to the business.
Blog politics
Willmott Dixon’s celebrates local skills in Birmingham
Gisela Stuart MP, Labour, Edgbaston 21 Nov 13
Birmingham hosted Willmott Dixon’s annual celebration of the achievement its apprentices make to the business.
News
MP hits out at paucity of HS2 jobs in Birmingham
Birmingham Post 13 Nov 13
New figures reveal a HS2 jobs divide, with the vast majority of its staff working in London, which was condemned as “absolutely disgraceful” by Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood…
Local news
HS2 firm employs 550 in London – and just seven in Birmingham
Birmingham Mail 13 Nov 13
Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood condemns the jobs divide at HS2 Ltd as ‘absolutely disgraceful…
Westminster
Urgent and Emergency Care Review | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 12 Nov 13
Is the Secretary of State aware that the A and E crisis is creating a huge backlog in specialist procedures, and will Paul Keogh’s review take that into account…
Westminster
Urgent and Emergency Care Review | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 12 Nov 13
Is the Secretary of State aware that the A and E crisis is creating a huge backlog in specialist procedures, and will Paul Keogh’s review take that into account…
Westminster
Urgent and Emergency Care Review | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 12 Nov 13
Is the Secretary of State aware that the A and E crisis is creating a huge backlog in specialist procedures, and will Paul Keogh’s review take that into account…
Westminster
High Speed 2 Railway Line | Transport | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 4 Nov 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many people are currently employed on the High Speed 2 project; (2) how many people employed on the High Speed 2 project are based in (a) London and (b) Birmingham.
Business
CALLED TO ORDER
Duckers and Diving: Brum Biz Gossip 14 Oct 13
Birmingham ’s Elaina demands attention (as always) I hear that Elaina Cohen, aide to Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood, has been practising for the role of Deputy Speaker.
News
Taser weapons fired 200 times in a year by West Midlands Police – more than any other force
Birmingham Mail 10 Sep 13
Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood said he was surprised by the rate of use in 2011 and urged officials to consider “whether it really is appropriate to use them so often…
Westminster
Border Force | Oral Answers to Questions – Prime Minister | Commons debates
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 4 Sep 13
What checks have been made on individuals with serious criminal records from eastern Europe entering the UK…
Business
BELLY’S BELLY DANCER
Duckers and Diving: Brum Biz Gossip 26 Aug 13
Elaina steals the show Down to council fixer Tony Smith’s 50 th birthday party where allegations surface of Elaina Cohen, aide to Khalid Mahmood MP, playing the floozy.
News
Birmingham riots: Lessons have been ignored by authorities says MP
Birmingham Mail 6 Aug 13
Khalid Mahmood (Lab Perry Barr) said the Government had failed to deal with any of the issues raised by the disturbances two years ago which hit cities across England…
Westminster
Clause 2 – Financial reports | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill | Public Bill Committees
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 18 Jul 13
As my right hon.
Westminster
Clause 1 – Preparatory expenditure | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill | Public Bill Committees
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 16 Jul 13
Is my hon.
Westminster
Examination of Witnesses | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill | Public Bill Committees
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 11 Jul 13
Are you happy with that…
Business
Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood backs EEF’s new Apprentice and Skills Training Centre in Birmingham
Midlands Business News 9 Jul 13
Peter Winebloom, Apprentice and Skills Director, EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and Khalid Mahmood MP outside the Apprentice and Skills Training Centre in Aston, Birmingham Khalid Mahmood, MP for Perry Barr, Birmingham, has given his…
Westminster
Examination of Witnesses | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill | Public Bill Committees
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 9 Jul 13
You heard the submissions earlier.
Westminster
Examination of witnesses | High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill | Public Bill Committees
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 9 Jul 13
Does the environmental issue not change when you get the people flying from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester down to London, and all the people who drive down, off the road and on to rail? Does that not change the environmental issue…
Business
EEF: New training centre will help to close the skills gap
TheBusinessDesk 8 Jul 13
Peter Winebloom – Apprentice and Skills Director, EEF, and Khalid Mahmood MP, outside the Apprentice and Skills Training Centre in Aston, Birmingham.
Westminster
High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill | Commons debates
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 26 Jun 13
Does my hon.
News
Birmingham children’s service: How many more innocents must suffer?
Birmingham Mail 26 Jun 13
Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood claims department is suffering a ‘systemic failure’ with staff passing the buck…
Westminster
Roads: Safety | Transport | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 12 Jun 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider introducing a national road safety awareness campaign aimed at children and young people similar to the Green Man campaigns of the past.
Westminster
Meat Products: Labelling | Health | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 10 Jun 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Food Standards Agency will prosecute supermarkets and other food retailers following the recent mislabelling and mis-selling of meat products.
Westminster
Meat Products: Labelling | Health | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 10 Jun 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Food Standards Agency will prosecute supermarkets and other food retailers following the recent mislabelling and mis-selling of meat products.
Blog politics
‘Our vibrant city is truly second to none’ – Dromey
Jack Dromey MP, Labour, Erdington 7 May 13
Birmingham MP, Jack Dromey, last weekend attended the Vaisakhi celebrations in Birmingham alongside Councillor Leader, Sir Albert Bore, over 20 of Birmingham City Council’s Labour Group and fellow MPs Khalid Mahmood and John Spellar.
Westminster
Meat: Labelling | Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 25 Apr 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans his Department has to bring prosecutions against supermarkets operating in the UK relating to selling wrongly labelled meat products to their customers.
Blog politics
AUBREY LONGE’S FUNERAL SERVICE WAS HELD TODAY.
Cllr Keith Linnecor: Labour - Oscott 18 Apr 13
To Aubrey Longe was laid to rest today when Aubrey’s family and hundreds of friends and acquaintances including Khalid Mahmood MP gathered for his funeral at Saint MMathews Church.
Westminster
Perry Barr Station | Transport | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 18 Apr 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether any central Government funding has been allocated to the improvement or redevelopment of Perry Barr railway station; and whether his Department has received any applications for such funding…
Westminster
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill | Business without Debate | Commons debates
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 16 Apr 13
Those people have asked me to take up this issue on their behalf, as their Member of Parliament, and that is what I am doing.
Westminster
Clause 56 – Commission for Equality and Human Rights | Business without Debate | Commons debates
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 16 Apr 13
Those people have asked me to take up this issue on their behalf, as their Member of Parliament, and that is what I am doing.
News
Fears over closure of Birmingham police stations
Birmingham Mail 27 Mar 13
Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood warns of ‘detrimental effect’ on community…
Westminster
High Speed 2 Railway Line | Transport | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 26 Mar 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the jobs associated with the development phase of High Speed 2 will be based in (a) Greater London and (b) Birmingham.
Westminster
Banks: Loans | Treasury | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 18 Mar 13
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many small and medium-sized businesses will fail as a result of the mis-selling of complex structured loans by banks and the time taken for redress by those banks and regulators.
Westminster
Apprenticeships | Opposition Day – [19th Allotted Day] – Tax Fairness | Commons debates
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 12 Mar 13
Will my hon.
Westminster
Birmingham City University | Transport | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 12 Mar 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to limit the negative effects of the loss of Birmingham City University’s City North campus to Birmingham Perry Barr constituency and businesses in that area.
Westminster
Higher Education: Capital Investment | Business, Innovation and Skills | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 11 Mar 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to ensure that universities use capital investments for the benefit of the student body and the wider community rather than enhancement of their prestige…
Blog comment
Jonathan Walker: Syrian rebels ‘head to UK’
Birmingham Mail Opinion 6 Mar 13
Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood warns that extremists fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria could bring their fight to the UK.
Westminster
Syria: anti-Government Forces | Oral Answers to Questions – Education | Commons debates
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 4 Mar 13
Is the Minister aware that a number of Syrian, Kurdish and Muslim extremists are travelling to Syria to join the rebellion and fight along with al-Qaeda? What steps is he taking to prevent that insurgency from extending to the United Kingdom…
News
Bring back the Project Champion spy cameras in Birmingham, says city’s Muslim MP
Birmingham Mail 23 Feb 13
Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood says terrorism plot in city proves value of controversial surveillance scheme…
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News
Muslim community in Birmingham must report extremists to police, says MP Khalid Mahmood
Birmingham Mail 22 Feb 13
Nobody in the would-be bombers’ own community tipped police off about their terror plots.
Business
Apprenticeships are the future of the UK economy
Midlands Business News 28 Jan 13
(l-r) Khalid Mahmood MP, Dr Dame Christine Braddock DBE, Dr Vij Randeniya and Andy Griffiths at the reception for the All Party Group on International Relations Khalid Mahmood MP for Perry Barr, Birmingham and Chair of the All Party Group on…
Parliament
Insolvency | Business, Innovation and Skills | Written Answers
TWFY: Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour) Perry Barr 21 Jan 13
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will introduce legislation to ensure that gift vouchers are honoured in the event of a company entering administration.
Blog
OSCOTT SOCIAL WENT WELL
Cllr Keith Linnecor: Labour - Oscott 15 Dec 12
The Oscott social took place last night and as usual was well attended.
Business
DIRTY DOZING
Duckers and Diving: Brum Biz Gossip 21 Nov 12
A right tweeter Hindo is ‘Sleepless in Sutton’ Not content with walking out with former Birmingham Mail municipal correspondent David Bell I hear that the fragrant Elaina Cohen, aide to Khalid Mahmood MP, has been tweeting ‘lecherous’ lawyer Adrian Hindmarsh.
News
Warning over BNP focus ‘undermining’ terror battle
Birmingham Post 11 August 09
Reforms to a multi-million pound scheme to prevent terrorism must not undermine attempts to fight extremism in Muslim communities, according to Khalid Mahmood MP (Lab Perry Barr)…