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I was pleased to meet Black Country Talent Match in Parliament on Wednesday 6 September 2017 and speak with its project leaders, Project Manager Kim Babb, and Business Engagement Adviser Emma Trump.
We stand with Barcelona. How many more times will we have to mourn the loss of innocent lives? People enjoying a visit to an iconic cultural spot, the youngest life lost - a 7 year old.
My emergency debate in the last week of the Parliamentary term was a polite parliamentary request to grant the Opposition a chance to hold the government to account on their policies.
One of the benefits of the general election campaign was that I was able to meet many more parents of schoolchildren in my constituency when out campaigning on days when I would usually be working in the House of Commons. A big topic of discussion was school funding. The Conservative government was and
It is the last day of Parliament before Summer Recess and I raised various issues with the Leader of the House, Andrea Leadsom MP. My speech is below:
I was granted an emergency debate (Standing Order No. 24) on Monday 17 July 2017. An emergency debate is a debate called at short notice in the House of Commons when a matter needs to be discussed urgently. Here is my speech:
Last week following the Taylor review, the Prime Minister said that “through debate and discussion - the hallmarks of our Parliamentary democracy - ideas can be clarified and improved and a better way forward found’.
When I attended the Summer Reading Challenge event in Parliament, I met with Anne Sarrag the Head of Children's Reading at The Reading Agency and requested books to give to Old Church Primary School for their 'Party on the Playground' event.