As the Co chair of the Gardening and Horticulture APPG I attended the Chelsea Flower Show. This annual event is well attended and popular.
The Royal Horticultural Society RHS puts together different gardens Show, Sanctuary All about plant and balcony and container gardens. This year the BBC Gardeners World presenter Monty Don designed a

This statement was made by the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank:

We strongly oppose the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza. The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable. Yesterday’s announcement that Israel will allow a basic quantity of food into Gaza

It was a wonderful atmosphere at the Poundland Stadium on Friday 16 May when the Saddlers played the 2nd Leg of the playoffs against Chesterfield.

The Saddlers had a 2-0 lead with the crowd encouraging the team to score which they did. then Chesterfield equalised and a final goal from the Saddlers made the score 2-1

I chaired sessions of the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill Committee on Tuesday 13 May 2025 from 2pm - 5pm and Thursday from 11.30- 2pm.  The Bill committee considered the proposed legislation in detail in a line by line scrutiny including amendments to the Bill.

The UK’s product safety and metrology framework, originally based on EU

I was delighted to attend the British Book Awards at the Grosvenor Hotel on 12 May 2025 now in its 35th year as a guest of The Bookseller and the Reading Agency.

There was a new Category for Library of the Year and the winners were Manchester Libraries. The librarians who received the award were Cheryl

This year is the 55th Earth Day, and events are taking place throughout the year to celebrate this milestone. The theme of this year is 'Our Power, Our Planet', calling for everyone to unite around renewable energy.

I visited Caldmore Community Garden on 10 May 2025 for a programme of Earth Day themed activities, including a plant

I was invited to meet the MPs elected by Whitehall Infants School. Their teacher Ms Barter said they were keen to meet me to discuss democracy and Parliament. So I visited the School on Friday 9 May 2025. There was an assembly where the MP's asked me some questions with other pupils in Year 1 and

Many around the world and my constituents in Walsall and Bloxwich from both countries were alarmed on 7 May 2025 to hear of the India's strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir following the attacks on tourists in Pahalgam.  It was vital that the matter was brought to the House. During the Ministerial Statement from Hamish