2022 November

8 November marks BBC Local Radio’s 55th Birthday and should be celebrated.  However last month the BBC announced that they would be cutting 139 jobs from local radio.

Today I planted a Remembrance cross in the Constituency Garden of Remembrance in New Palace Yard in Parliament.

HM Opposition debated two motions on 8 November 2022. 

The UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly was established by the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement 2021. It was set up as a platform for Members of Parliament and Members of the European Parliament to exchange views and work together on the operation of the agreement. The Assembly meets twice a year, with the last meeting held in Brussels in May 2022.

In celebration of Back British Farming Day on 2 November 2022, the National Farmers Union hosted a breakfast event on the Parliamentary Terrace. I attend the event to celebrate and promote the farmers and growers of Walsall South, where agricultural land makes up 19% of the constituency and there are 11 farms. At the event, I met NFU President Minette Batters to discuss the importance of the #BackBritishFarming campaign.