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On 22 September 2022 The Shadow Minister for Energy Ed Miliband asked an Urgent Question as the Government made an announcement about lifting the ban on fracking without announcing this to Parliament. I was called to ask a question. The Secretary of State was referring to those of us who oppose the fracking as "Luddites"
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II catafalque was placed in Westminster Hall for four days of lying-in-state before her funeral on the 19 September. On Friday 15 September, I joined other mourners to pay my final respects to the late Queen.
On 18 September 2022 at 5 pm I attended a special memorial service for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at St Matthew's Church, led by Rev. Jim Trood. The Service was streamed on line to over 200 parishoners. The Mayor Of walsall and the Deputy Chief Lieutenant David Frost also attended.
His Majesty King Charles III attended a ceremony in Westminster Hall on Monday 12 September 2022 as a long standing tradition of communication between the Sovereign and Parliament.
On 9 September the House of Commons sat to pay tribute to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
I had the privilege of meeting Her late Majesty a number of times, and shared my experiences as part of my tribute speech.
At an Urgent Question on 7 September 2022, the Foreign Secretary was asked to make a statement on Jagtar Singh Johal. In May 2022, the UN work group on arbitrary detention published its opinion that Mr Johal is arbitrarily detained.
I have signed a letter to the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, calling on her Government to make supporting aviation, travel and tourism a priority. The letter was written by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Future of Aviation.