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The PCS union held a rally in the Town Centre to draw attention to the closure of the HMRC Office in Walsall. On Saturday 5 March 2016 despite the cold members of the PCS union were joined by the GMB union as members of the public waited to sign the petition.
On Saturday 5 March 2016 I joined constituents and the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union in Walsall Town Centre to ask people to sign a petition calling on HMRC to reverse its decision to close Walsall’s HMRC Office. More than 500 people signed the petition showing there was great support from local people. I
On Friday 4 March 2016 I met with Mr Chris Stroud, Managing Director of Capita Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessments who confirmed to me that assessments would no longer take place on the first floor of the Centre at 51 Lower Hall Lane, Walsall.
Andrea Rodgers, of Bramble Hedge Florist, kindly asked me to judge the Mother's Day Competition that she was holding. The competition was open to three- and four-year-old children at a nursery to draw a picture of their mother for Mother's Day, and I was to judge the winner of the competition. The "mother" that won
On Wednesday 2 March 2016 I hosted the All Party Parliamentary Group meeting on Epilepsy of which I am chair. The meeting was on 'Improving patient outcomes: Establishing a national epilepsy register' and provided a forum of engagement between parliamentarians, medical professionals and the public.
I sat as a member of the Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Committee on 1 March 2016 . This Bill was introduced by Sir David Amess MP.
On Wednesday 2 March 2016 I visited the Cheshire Food Day where I met farmers, small businesses and food and drink producers based in Cheshire to discuss issues they are currently facing, and sample their local produce.
The Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service held a very valuable day on the 23 February 2016 to raise awareness of their services to promote health and well being. There was a multiple choice questionnaire and I was delighted to be informed that I had won a First Aid kit grab bag. The picture shows Sally presenting me with the