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I am grateful to my hon. Friend. We must deepen this inquiry.

I am glad that Max Caller has agreed to be lead commissioner, but in the next few days I want to hear directly from Birmingham’s MPs and oth

My hon. Friend has had a distinguished career in business and public service in the west midlands.

There are several important points there.

I thank my hon. Friend for doing such a fantastic job for Wolverhampton.

Absolutely; we do ensure that every council is appropriately funded. I know—[Interruption.] I know that the hon.

I am grateful to the hon.

First, I thank the hon. Lady for her kind words about Max Caller.

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for that and I had the great privilege of visiting Bath recently to look at a housing development.

My hon. Friend makes a series of very helpful points, and she is right.