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I attended the World Blood Donor event on 14 June 2023 to mark World Blood Donor Day, organised by Sarah Olney MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion.
The event was held to raise awareness of the need to increase the number of registered blood donors in the UK, particularly from
I was a co sponsor of the Bill which was by presented by Richard Graham MP on 13 June 2023 to make provision about the law in relation to administering or attempting to administer drugs ,alcohol or any other substance to a person without their consent , whether or not with the intent to cause
On Tuesday 13 June 2023 at FCDO questions, there was a question on what diplomatic steps have been taken to strengthen NATO Unity:
I attended Carers Week in the Attlee Suite on 7 June 2023 and pledged to raise awareness of unpaid carers in Walsall South this Carers Week which takes place this year from 5-11 June 2023.
On Wednesday 7 June 2023 I met campaigners from the Lets Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range who are a group of local people in Manchester. They are campaigning for environmental justice and clean air. They have made a film to highlight this. Dr Sinead Millwood cycled to work and was shocked at the high
It was a pleasure to meet the President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Mr Alen Simonyan, at a reception in Speaker's House. We were also able to meet with other members of the delegation and discuss Armenia's export, wine. Both Mr Speaker and President Simonyan spoke about the important relationship between our 2 countries
I met Eddie Crouch, Chair of the British Dental Association Executive Committee, on Wednesday 7 June 2023 to hear about the current state of Dentistry in England.
The BDA has recently found out that NHS Dentists are at their lowest levels in a decade. Information obtained by the BDA under Freedom of Information requests indicate that
My colleague Emma Lewell Buck, MP for South Shields, held a drop-in on Wednesday 7 June 2023 to discuss her Bill "the Health Eating Start Scheme (Take-up) (No 2) Bill which would ensure families eligible for the Healthy Start Scheme are automatically registered to receive it.
The Healthy Start Scheme is a lifeline for many pregnant