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I want to send my very best wishes to everyone celebrating Diwali here in Britain and all around the world.
I raised the following Point of Order on Tuesday 6 November 2018:
At 13:45 on 06 November 2018 Parliament was suspended for ninety minutes so that members could attend a service to mark the Centenary of the end of the First World War. I joined with members of both houses and the public at St Margaret’s Church to remember the bravery and sacrifice of those who lost
On Monday 5 November 2018, I responded to the Leader of the House at the debate on the Dame Laura Cox report on the bullying and harassment of House of Commons staff.
I appeared on the BBC Sunday Politics West Midlands show on 4 November 2018.
On 31 October 2018 I attended an event organised by the APPG for Diabetes to hear more about a disease that will affect five million people in the UK by 2025.
On 31 October 2018 there was a vital Westmister Hall Debate on Local Involvement in Shale Development.
On the EU, I asked the Leader of the House to clarify either at Business Questions or in a letter to me—and the House—what has actually been agreed in the negotiations? In her statement on Monday, the Prime Minister said that “95% of the withdrawal agreement and its protocols are now settled." The EU’s chief