Press Releases

“I am delighted and send my congratulations to all students in Walsall receiving their A Level and BTEC results. Our Students have worked exceptionally hard in challenging circumstances – they should be very proud of all they have achieved this year and I wish them the very best of luck for the future. Thank you to all the teaching staff and the parents in Walsall South supporting them.

“I asked the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government to “call-in” the application for a Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Transit Site at Narrow Lane before Walsall Council’s Planning Committee approved it at their meeting on Thursday 15 July 2021. This application will seriously undermine the Government’s national policy commitments, as well as being in breach of the specific national planning guidance ‘Planning Policy for Travellers’ Sites’ (DCLG). The issue of traveller transit sites and unauthorised encampments is of national and regional interest and is the subject of current debate and proposed legislation in parliament and cannot be dismissed as of local interest only.