IKEA 80 Years Anniversary, congratulations! My clever member of staff made it from the kit. Thank you so much for the yummy cake and Happy Birthday.    

A fabulous DIY kit sent to me to assemble a birthday cake. Great to have you in the constituency Wednesbury/Birmingham. 

Visit Britain held an event and I visited the drop-in event in the Atlee Suite on the 18 July 2023. Visit Britain showcases the countries’ rich heritage and provides insights into the diverse attractions that Britain has to offer. The picture above shows me with Patricia Yates, CEO of Visit Britain.



Visit Britain has taken a

I attended a drop-in event on 18 July 2023 hosted by the Arts Council to promote their ‘Creative People and Places’ programme, a programme designed to help people take part in creative and cultural events specific to their local area and community and focused on parts of the country where involvement in creativity and culture

I voted against the Government's Illegal Migration Bill on Monday 17 July. The Commons considered the Lords amendments to the Bill. There were nine amendments but all the Lords amendments were voted down. The votes were as follows:

 Lords amendments 1B, 7B and 90D disagreed to. Votes: 298 - 213

 Lords amendment 9B disagreed to.  Votes: 307 - 208

 Lords

At Education Questions on Monday 17 July I asked the Secretary of State Gillian Keegan MP a question.

I asked: "The Secretary of State told the media at the weekend that she had found the money for the pay settlement from an underspend in the Department. Can she tell the House exactly where she found

Blue Coat Church of England Academy held their Summer Prize Evening at St Matthews Church on Thursday 13 July 2023. The school was founded in 1656 as a charity school for orphans and deprived children in the borough. The Principal, Mr Smith, became Head in September 2016 and we have worked together on many issues

On 12 July 2023 I attended a celebration of  Christina Rees MP's Ten Minute Rule Bill becoming law. The Act now prohibits the import and export of shark fins and makes provision relating to the removal of fins from sharks. The Shark Fins Bill received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023. I sat on the

The All Party Parliament Group on Portugal met the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva on Wednesday, 12 July 2023. Other members of the delegation were  His Excellency Nuno Brito Portuguese Ambassador to the UK; Sérgio Sousa Pinto MP President of the Parliamentary Foreign
Affairs Committee, and President of the