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As a member of the Panel of Chairs I chaired the first of two debates in Westminster Hall on 22 July 2025. The motion proposed by Antonia Bance MP (Tipton and Wednesbury) was that “This House has considered Black Country Day.” The Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Housing , Communities and Local Government, Alex

On Tuesday 22 July 2025 I chaired the second debate in Westminster Hall on the Future of Gene Editing. The motion was a half hour debate proposed by Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP ( N.E Cambridgeshire) and the debate was responded to by the Minister for Food and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner MP. 

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