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I met with Mark Hoda of Shaw Trust on Monday 5 February 2018. Shaw Trust is the largest third sector provider for existing employability and learning and skills programmes. It support 50,000 people a year across the UK to enter work and lead independent lives, and plans to transform the lives of a million people
I supported Tan Dhesi MP's campaign to create a permanent national monument in London to commemorate the extraordinary bravery and sacrifices of Sikh soldiers.
As Shadow Leader of the House, I responded to the debate on Baby Leave for Members of Parliament.
This week I raised the quarterly police figures which show a 14% rise in recorded crime in England and Wales. Domestic burglary is up 32%. That is mirrored in Walsall South: a young couple who just got married had their wedding jewellery stolen, and another constituent gave me a video of a gang entering a
On Wednesday 31 January 2018, as Shadow Leader of the House I responded to the motions on the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster.
Local businesses in Shropshire came to the Jubilee Room in the House of Commons on Wednesday 31 January 2018.
I opposed Walsall MBC’s closure of Pheasey, Pleck and South Walsall libraries last year. Despite these closures, Walsall Central Library is now closed and will be for the next 10 months whilst refurbishment work is being carried out. I am concerned that an important resource is being lost.
I arranged a further meeting with the Police and three Council Officers on Friday 26 January 2018 to discuss concerns relating to a number of incidents along Pinfold Lane and Old Hall Lane, both of which are narrow and have sharp bends.