2023

The House debated the  Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels) and Strikes Regulations on Tuesday 28 November 2023.  The Code of Practice was laid before the House on 13 November 2023. I voted against the motion which was passed Ayes: 280 : Noes 199 The

It was good to meet the Horticultural Trades Association and Minister Mark Spencer MP, Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries at a drop in at the House of Commons on 28 November 2023. The event was to introduce two reports The Value of Plants and Delivering the UK Environmental Improvement Plan through the value of

At Home Office Questions on Monday 27 November 2023 I asked the Home Secretary Rt Hon James Cleverly MP a question. I asked: “One of the ways of dealing with illegal migration is to look at the number of cases. Can the Home Secretary say how many legacy backlog cases there are—if they have yet

I was a member of the Committee scrutinising the Aviation (Consumers)(Amendment) Regulations 2023 on Tuesday 11 November 2023 relating to Regulation (EC) 261/2004 to restate key principles of relevant European Union (“EU”) case law. This Regulation establishes common rules on compensation and assistance for passengers in the event of denied boarding, cancellation, or long delay

I was pleased to invite the  Heads of schools in Walsall,  Davina Clacy, Headteacher of Old Church CofE Primary School, Sean Davis, Headteacher and Governor at Old Church, and Andy Mills, Headteacher as part of Old Church family of schools, to meet with the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing David Johnston OBE MP on