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At Leader of the House Questions on Thursday 21 January 2016 I asked for the return of £380,000 funding for English language tuition to Walsall Adult and Community College (WACC) following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a £20m fund for English language tuition.
Given the Prime Minister's statement earlier in the week about learning English I asked a question to the Leader of the House on Thursday 21 January 2016. I visited Walsall Adult Community College who had their grant cut without consultation. The students I met were very concerned about the removal of their service. The College
On Thursday 21 January 2016 I asked the House to pay tribute to the British scientists who helped uncover the truth about the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
This situation is a tragedy. Some constituents have been affected by this scandal and have had difficulty in accessing medical records having had to prove that the person affected by infected blood was infected. This is not a good position. That is why I asked the question because people should be believed. many people contracted
On the 19 January 2016, there was an opposition day debate on the rising cost of public transport.
On Tuesday 19 January 2016 the Science and Technology Committee heard evidence from the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid MP. I asked the Secretary of State about the Paul Nurse Review and the structure of Innovate UK and Research UK.
HM Opposition Labour Party held a debate on the Government proposals to scrap maintenance grants. This was another attempt by The Government to sneak through important sweeping changes thorough the parliamentary procedure of a statutory instrument in order to avoid sufficient parliamentary scrutiny. There was also a vote to annul the Government's plans to scrap
The 3rd report from the Science and Technology Committee is now available to read here: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/573/57302.htm