On the 2nd November 2016 an Opposition day debate was held on Police Officer safety. A worsening problem, an estimated 23,000 assaults on officers are recorded each year in England and Wales, with the national Police Force declining by 20,000 since 2010. Following calls for the government to implement statutory guidance on sentencing uniformly throughout the country, it is vital that efforts were needed to be made to ensure that police officer numbers and funding are not cut further.

On 2 November 2016 the Opposition Labour Party tabled the following motion and held a debate opposing cuts to community pharmacies:

As Shadow Leader of the House, I spoke at the Westminster Hall debate on the Good Parliament Report on Wednesday 2 November 2016.

On Monday 31 October 2016, I responded for the Opposition at the Delegated Legislation Committee meeting on the Electoral Commission.

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Epilepsy meeting on Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Epilepsy (SUDEP) which I co |chaired with my colleague Paula Sherrif MP took place at 1 Parliament Street on Monday 31 October 2016.