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His Excellency José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, visited Parliament with a delegation on 4-5 November 2025, hosted by his British counterpart, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP. The President was accompanied at the meetings by the Ambassador for Portugal to the UK, HE

I planted a Remembrance Cross in the Garden of Remembrance on Wednesday 5 November 2025 on behalf of my constituents in Walsall and Bloxwich. All constituencies are represented. We will always remember them.

I am the Co Chair of the APPG on Publishing and was delighted by the announcement  by the Chancellor that £10million will be allocated to schools so that every primary school has a library. I have campaigned on this issue and recently conducted a survey of schools in Walsall and Bloxwich to see which schools

Hurricane Melissa was the strongest storm ever to reach landfall in Jamaica and my thoughts and prayers are with those families who have lost loved ones and the devastation caused in Jamaica and other countries in the region.   The UK Government has kept in contact and is working closely with the Jamaican government, partners

At Business Question on Thursday 30 October 2025 I raised the issue of the Leather Museum. and the lack of information from Walsall Council and Walsall College. I asked the Leader of the House:    “May I place on record my thanks to the Leader of the House for all his support? He was a