2015 May

I always find the State Opening of Parliament is an interesting day. It is the ceremonial event that marks the start of the new Parliament as I get back to work.

On the 29th May 2015 I visited Stafford Road to see the problems caused by the introduction of two new bus routes. Residents have told me that buses have had to reverse out of the road because there is not enough room for them to pass each other. Residents have also said that the buses make a lot of noise as they pass over speed humps and create vibrations in their homes. The two new routes were introduced without consultation and residents were only aware when the signs went up that the buses were going to stop at the bus stops. This was in April during the General Election.

I was contacted by a constituent who was concerned about the number of cars speeding outside his home on the Queslett Road in Great Barr.

Regular readers will know that I have fought hard for better care and support of people with epilepsy since becoming an MP and I was Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on epilepsy before Parliament was dissolved for the general election.

After being re-elected at the General Election on May 7th I was sworn in this week as the Member of Parliament for Walsall South by taking an oath of allegiance to the Queen in the House of Commons.