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On Tuesday, 24 October, I presented a petition in the House of Commons on behalf of residents of the United Kingdom. I said:
"This is a petition of the residents of the United Kingdom And there are 474 signatures to the petition in similar terms.
Who say that Bescot Stadium Station served over 90,000 passengers between 2021
On Monday, 23 October, I met His Excellency Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen, and His Excellency, Yassin Saeed Noman, the Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the UK during a meeting in Parliament to discuss the situation in Yemen.
Mr Grundberg has been Ambassador of the European Union to Yemen since
I tabled a question for Education Questions and I was called for question 15 on the Order Paper. The question was: "What steps she is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs in Walsall South constituency."
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, David Johnston MP, answered questions together with a general answer:
On Wednesday, 18 October, I attended the University of Wolverhampton reception in the Lords to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Lord Swraj Paul as Chancellor and the achievements of students at the Walsall Campus. The University of Wolverhampton provides the West Midlands and beyond with highly qualified, professional graduates, and its mission is to create
I chaired an evidence session on Wednesday 18 October 2023. In the year leading to the 75th anniversary of the Genocide Convention, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, and the Coalition for Genocide Response hosted a series of Parliamentary events engaging with several issues pertaining to the implementation of the duties
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill was sent back to the Commons by the Lords with amendments, and there were multiple votes on Tuesday, 17 October 2023.
The Bill is to make provision for the setting of levelling-up missions and reporting on progress in delivering them; about local democracy, town and country planning, Community Infrastructure Levy,
On Tuesday, 17 October, I dropped into the Estee Lauder Companies Breast Cancer Campaign event in Parliament, as it is #TimeToEndBreastCancer. The Campaign unites and inspires people globally in its mission to help create a breast cancer-free world for all. Founded in 1992 by the late Evelyn H. Lauder with the launch of the iconic