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On 28 January 2019 I responded to the debate on proxy voting for parental absence. The House approved a 12-month pilot scheme of proxy voting for MPs who are absent from the House by reason of childbirth or care of an infant or newly-adopted child, and also for those who have suffered a miscarriage, an amendment
A petition, 'time for better pay', has been launched by the general secretary of the shopworker's trade union, Usdaw, calling for the Government to strengthen workers' rights. This petition was launched by Usdaw surveyed more than 10,500 members about issues surrounding low pay, short-hours contracts and insecure work and found the following:
At Business Questions I raised that the Prime Minister did not say in her statement whether her deal would be brought back to Parliament. I asked the Leader of the House whether it is the Government's intention to bring back a second meaningful vote to the House?
I attended 'A Taste of Cumbria' at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 23 January 2019, an event showcasing produce from a beautiful part of our country.
I responded to the following Urgent Question to the Leader of the House on 22 January 2019: "to ask the Leader of the House of Commons if she will make a statement on the obstacles to introducing proxy voting in Parliament."
I have signed the Holocaust Educational Trust's Book of Commitment, pledging my commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those murdered during the Holocaust as well as acknowledging the extraordinary work carried out by Holocaust survivors to educate young people today. Sunday 27th January will mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and
I held a meeting at Great Barr War Memorial Hall on Saturday 19 January 2019 to hear residents’ concerns about the Netherhall Park Estate. Residents told me about snagging issues in their homes, the state of public landscaping across the estate and the difficulties they have had with maintenance and repair from Bovis Homes and
In yesterday’s confidence vote debate the Prime Minister said: “when you have worked hard all your life, you will get a good pension and security and dignity in your old age”. Not if you are a WASPI woman, and not if you are a couple where only one of you is over pensionable age, because