2025 July

On Saturday 12 July 2025 I was invited to open the new Khalsa Panth Academy  in Cramp Hill Darlaston. This provides young people with a space for music sports and recording in a relaxed friendly environment. This is vital as there are no facilities where young people can learn new skills safely.  I was with

I chaired the debate held in Westminster Hall on a motion moved by Ms Julie Minns MP ( Carlisle) on a national monument for the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit in World War 2.  The Minister for Veterans and People, Al Carns MP responded to the debate. 

The APPG visited Provender Nurseries in Swanley on 9 July 2025. Baroness Fookes Co chair, Lord Taylor, Baroness Blower and myself supported by Jennifer Pheasey. It gave us a chance to see at first hand the challenges facing a company which was described as the “building merchants for plants”. Provender won an award for the

A number of constituents have written to me about the use or “re-use” of Bloxwich Hospital. I wrote  to the Council and the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust who made this statement which I have set out in full and can be found following this link:   https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/news-events-1/latest-news/statement-future-bloxwich-hospital-site “We are aware of recent speculation regarding

As Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Gardening and Horticulture with Baroness Janet Fookes, we were delighted to welcome the Minister for Nature Mary Creagh MP on Monday 7 July 2025. The meeting was attended by a cross section of the Environmental and Horticultural Industry, Peers and MPs.  Environmental Horticulture’s contribution to the