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On Sunday 26 March 2023, I was a guest on BBC Politics Midlands with Conservative MP for Mid Worcestershire Nigel Huddleston. There were a number of topics for discussion including the National Express bus drivers’ strike in the West Midlands. I said "strikes are a last resort and there should be dialogue, dialogue, dialogue."
The House voted on the Lords Amendments 6B to 6F to the Public Order Bill on Wednesday 22 March 2023. The Bill provides the police with greater powers to respond to disruptive protests. The Lords amendments would limit powers to stop and search based on a senior police officer's view that an offence related to protesting
On Wednesday 22 March 2023 I joined The British Heart Foundation (BHF) in Parliament to learn CPR with RevivR which is a free online tool which teaches CPR in 15 minutes – and all you need is a phone and a cushion. It will teach you how to recognise a cardiac arrest and give you
The House voted on the Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023. New UK legislation will be required to implement some of the Framework, for example amending the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to implement the “Stormont Brake”. The Government announced that it would introduce secondary legislation to implement the Stormont Brake in the form of a
On Tuesday 21 March, at the end of the final day of the Budget debate, the House was asked to agree the Budget resolutions.
There were two votes.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer set out the Government's Budget on 15 March 2023. The Budget was followed by four days of debate on the Budget Resolutions. Each day of debate covers a different policy area. I made a speech to the House on Tuesday 21 March 2023. Here is my speech:
I attended a meeting with Parliamentarians from Ukraine on 14 March 2023. The meeting was chaired by John Howell MP (Henley) under the auspices of the Council of Europe. We discussed possible crimes of aggression by Russia.
After a campaign and lobbying the Government since 2014, I am delighted to see that the Walsall Urgent and Emergency care centre is open. The new two-storey development at Walsall Manor Hospital will significantly improve emergency care facilities and capacity, and it will offer almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.