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On Tuesday 19 April 2016, I chaired a Westminster Hall debate on Unaccompanied Children. The debate was moved by Mr David Burrowes MP.
On Tuesday 19 April 2016, I attended the Anglesey Day event in Parliament where I met small businesses including food and drink producers based in Anglesey to discuss issues they are currently facing.
On Sunday 17 April 2016, I was a guest on the BBC Sunday Politics West Midlands. Topics for discussion were the revelations of the Panama Papers, the possible demise of the Lib Dems and Steel.
An Urgent question requested by the Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander was granted by mr Speaker on Monday 18th April 2016 on Junior Doctor Contracts. I asked the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP:
On Monday 18th April 2016 during defence questions , there was a question on defence spending. I wanted to raise spending on the steel industry so I asked: :
On 17 April I attended the Vaisakhi festival which celebrates the the Punjabi new year falling on the first day of Vaisakh which is the first solar month of the Punjabi calendar and marks the birth of the Khalsa in the year 1699 and the Mesha Sankranti festival.
I chaired a Westminster Hall debate on the Procedure for debating and voting on Private Members' Bills on Wednesday 13 April 2016.as a member of the Speaker's Panel of Chairs.
There was an Urgent question granted by Mr Speaker to HM Opposition on the Junior Doctors contract on Thursday 24 March 2016: