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On Saturday 6 May 2017 I went to the fun day at Masjid Al-Farouq to help raise money for the newborn unit at Manor Hospital. The stalls including henna/mehndi, cake stall, and various games, raised funds towards a £20,000 target, which will go to providing the unit with vital equipment such as heart rate monitors.
On Tuesday 9 May 2017 Walsall Labour Party launched its General Election campaign outside The New Art Gallery.
On 24 April 2017, I wrote to the Chief Executive of Walsall MBC to outline my constituents’ concerns on grass verge parking on Walstead Road, and to inform the Council that local authorities have the power to solve this issue.
I was delighted to keep a Walsall tradition alive and take part in the ceremony of Walking the Fair, an annual event which dates back as far as 1662. This is a tradition where local stall holders give a donation to the Mayor Councillor Kath Phillips JP for those in need as the Mayor does
Following the recent announcement of a General Election, Business Questions to the Leader of the House was the last before Parliament is Prorogued and there is a dissolution of Parliament. I raised various issues with the Leader of the House, Rt Hon David Lidington MP. My speech is below:
I attended the Vaisakhi celebrations in Parliament on Tuesday 18 April 2017 organised by Pat McFadden, Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East. Sikhs from the Black Country and across the country attended Mr Speaker's apartments to celebrate Vaisakhi, one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. It is the Sikh New Year festival
Parliament returned after the Easter Recess and I responded to a statement made by the Leader of the House, Rt Hon David Lidington MP, on the motion for a Early Parliamentary General Election. My speech is below:
I attended the funeral service of PC Keith Palmer 1968-2017 at Southwark Cathedral on 10 April 2017 to remember PC Keith Palmer who was stabbed whilst on duty and protecting Parliament.