2021 June

I have written to the Secretary of State for Transport on behalf of blind and partially sighted people in my constituency regarding safety measures at Walsall Railway Station.

A second Opposition Day Debate was held on protecting Britain’s steel industry. The British steel industry produces 7 million tonnes of crude steel a year, around 70% of the UK’s annual requirement. 96% of steel used in construction and infrastructure in the UK is recovered and recycled to be used again and again. 

On Monday 21 June 2021, I spoke in an Opposition Day Debate on local involvement in planning decisions. During the debate, a time limit was imposed on speakers. You can read my full speech below, the shortened version I delivered during the debate is available to view here: Planning Decisions: Local Involvement – Monday 21 June 2021 – Hansard – UK Parliament. 

I participated in a ‘Westminster Quiz’ organised by the Author’s Licencing and Collecting Society and won £100 worth of National Book Tokens. I have donated these tokens to Old Church Primary School, who used them to purchase new books for pupils to support change, bereavement, and well-being.