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Welsh Tourism Week was celebrated at an event in Parliament on 15 May 2019 hosted by the Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Christina Rees MP. Andrew Campbell, Chairman of the Wales Tourism Alliance, opened with a speech about the work of the organisation and the importance of tourism to Wales. The Alliance works in

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the House has routinely sat for 150 days a year. This Session is now double that, and there is absolutely no end in sight. We are now straddling three calendar years. Below is my speech in full: I thank the Leader of the House for the business. I

Why not spend some time in our glorious woodland this mental health awareness week? 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Forestry Commission, set up to manage and protect the UK’s woodland. The Commission now looks after over 1,500 forests and has helped England’s forest cover double over the last century, a

An exciting opportunity awaits visitors to the New Art Gallery in Walsall. Jacob Epstein’s sculpture, Jacob and the Angel, is on display, having been loaned from the Tate with the support of Art Fund. Jacob and the Angel depicts a biblical story (Genesis , Chapter 32, verses 24-32) where a stranger forces Jacob to wrestle

After many years of work, the electrification of the Chase Line is finally complete. I unveiled a plaque on Friday 10 May 2019 at a cross-party event with the Railways Minister, Andrew Jones MP, and Amanda Milling, the MP for Cannock Chase. An increasing number of passengers use the Chase line services each year, and