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The Report stage (day one) of the Housing and Planning Bill was debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday 5 January 2016.
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I am pleased that Junction 9 of the M6 has finally reopened. The management of the closure by Highways England has been inefficient and my constituents have suffered disruption and inconvenience throughout 2015. The slip-road was to be reopened in May, but the date was put back to August, then to November and finally to Christmas.
On Friday 18 December 2015 I met with representatives of the Canals and Rivers Trust, the Inland Waterways Association, the Birmingham Navigation Society and Walsall MBC to discuss how to increase usage of Walsall's canal infrastructure.
The Communities and Local Government Secretary made a Statement on Thursday 17 December 2015 on the Local Government Finance Settlement. I was called by Mr Speaker and I asked: "In Walsall South, libraries are closing, there is a disproportionate cut to the public health budget, and it is difficult to recruit and retain social workers. Will the
The UN 'COP21' Summit in Paris marked a big step in the global effort to fight Climate Change.
On Thursday 10 December 2015 Ispoke in a Backbench Business Debate in the House of Commons to mark International Human Rights Day.
I attended a Westminster Hall on Marriage Registration Certificates on Tuesday 8 December 2015 secured by Christina Rees MP ( Neath). Since 1837 marriage certificates in England and Wales have included the names of the fathers, but not their mothers. Women are being excluded from historical records- this is simply unacceptable in modern society. The