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I posed with The Emirates FA Cup at Parliament on Tuesday 8 September 2015 to show my support for breast awareness. The Football Association kindly donated the prestigious Emirates FA Cup for the event, which was held as part of a charity partnership with Breast Cancer Care.
At Justice Questions on Tuesday 8 September 2015, there were a number of questions listed on the Order paper relating to Education and Prisons.
Many of you have contacted me to ask that the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides is maintained. I wrote to the Secretary of State at DEFRA and I received a response from the Minister dated 17 July 2015 which gave no indication that the ban would be overturned.
A sunny Saturday afternoon on 15 August 2015 at Bentley Pavilions was the perfect setting for the first home game for Darlaston Town 1974 FC. Kington Town scored first but such was the spirit of the home team that a goal from Sammy Giles gave the home supporters a memorable 1-1 draw for their first
WE ARE WALSALL organised a unity celebration near St Pauls at the Crossing on Saturday 15 August 2015. There were speeches and musical interludes.
Congratulations to all the hardworking staff at Palfrey Sure Start Children's Centre on South Street which has again been rated as Outstanding by Ofsted. This is Palfrey Sure Start's second consecutive Outstanding rating from Ofsted and it is testament to the hard work and dedication of the centre's staff. Palfrey is only Children's Centre in
My constituents have told me that for their assessments for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) they have to attend the assessment at 51 Lower Hall Lane. It seems that the ‘disabled access toilet’ and the entrances to the consulting rooms are too small for wheelchair users to access at the premises. I also understand that the
The Graph above shows the percentage of Blue Badge applications refused in each for the last 5 years by Walsall MBC.