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On Monday 7 March 2016, as an elected member of the Panel of Chairs, I chaired a Westminster Hall debate on E-petition 118060 relating to the income threshold for non-EU citizens settling in the UK.

The PCS union held a rally in the Town Centre to draw attention to the closure of the HMRC Office in Walsall.  On Saturday 5 March 2016 despite the cold members of the PCS union were joined by the GMB union as members of the public waited to sign the petition.

On Saturday 5 March 2016 I joined constituents and the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union in Walsall Town Centre to ask people to sign a petition calling on HMRC to reverse its decision to close Walsall’s HMRC Office. More than 500 people signed the petition showing there was great support from local people. I will be presenting the petition to Parliament.

On Friday 4 March 2016 I met with Mr Chris Stroud, Managing Director of Capita Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessments who confirmed to me that assessments would no longer take place on the first floor of the Centre at 51 Lower Hall Lane, Walsall.