2015

Tuesday 13th October 2015 there was an urgent question on  the Saudi Penal System.

I met with representatives of Highways England and Kier on 5 October 2015 to discuss the ongoing closure of Junction 9 of the M6.

On 19 September 2015 I met with representatives from Wolverhampton University Students’ Union to discuss the Government’s decision to cut maintenance grants for students going to University from 2016/7. The Lobby was part of the National Lobby Day coordinated by the National Union of Students.

On Friday 18 September 2015 I hosted the launch of the Epilepsy Passport at the House of Commons as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Epilepsy on behalf of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). It is an important development in the treatment of Epilepsy for children. The passport is an easy-to-carry paper record of relevant and up-to-date clinical information about a child or young person’s epilepsy. It includes an emergency care plan, medication history and key professional contacts which can be used by medical staff when families access emergency healthcare and to provide information to schools, residential or respite care services.  It was developed by the RCPCH under the leadership of Dr Richard Appleton and Dr Amit Bali, following the recommendations of the Child Health Review into Epilepsy.