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It was a pleasure to meet the President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Mr Alen Simonyan, at a reception in Speaker’s House. We were also able to meet with other members of the delegation and discuss Armenia’s export, wine. Both Mr Speaker and President Simonyan spoke about the important relationship between our 2 countries

I met Eddie Crouch, Chair of the British Dental Association Executive Committee, on Wednesday 7 June 2023 to hear about the current state of Dentistry in England. The BDA has recently found out that NHS Dentists are at their lowest levels in a decade. Information obtained by the BDA under Freedom of Information requests indicate

My colleague Emma Lewell Buck, MP for South Shields, held a drop-in on Wednesday 7 June 2023 to discuss her Bill “the Health Eating Start Scheme (Take-up) (No 2) Bill which would ensure families eligible for the Healthy Start Scheme are automatically registered to receive it. The Healthy Start Scheme is a lifeline for many

At the National Farmers Union Drop-In I spoke to people in the farming industry about food security and farming.  Farmers are having to face rising input costs eg. energy, fertilisers and soil improvers and animal feed. There is an impact on the dairy sector, livestock and horticulture – a recent report suggested that growers cost

On the 5th June 2023 , The Minister Jeremy Quinn made a statement to the House on the Government’s position on issuing Judicial Review proceedings on the Covid 19 Inquiry to prevent all documents being produced to the Chair of the Inquiry.  The Chair, Dame Heather Hallett has asked for documents to be produced so that she as the Chair can decide what is relevant. It may not necessarily be for disclosure but it would be for the Chair to decide. I asked the Minister: