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On Wednesday 14 June in Parliament a meeting was organised by Taiwo Owatemi ( Coventry North West) for MPs to meet the striking workers from Amazon Coventry BHX4 fulfilment centre. The GMB union have been working towards an application for recognition so that they can negotiate on behalf of the workforce. By December 2022 there
I was a member of the Delegated legislation Committee which scrutinised the Draft Judicial Pensions ( Remedial Service etc) Regulations 2023 following the McCloud Judgment which made changes to pensions which sat on the 12 June 2023 chaired by Sir Edward Leigh MP.
I attended the World Blood Donor event on 14 June 2023 to mark World Blood Donor Day, organised by Sarah Olney MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion.
The event was held to raise awareness of the need to increase the number of registered blood donors in the UK, particularly from
I was a co sponsor of the Bill which was by presented by Richard Graham MP on 13 June 2023 to make provision about the law in relation to administering or attempting to administer drugs ,alcohol or any other substance to a person without their consent , whether or not with the intent to cause
On Tuesday 13 June 2023 at FCDO questions, there was a question on what diplomatic steps have been taken to strengthen NATO Unity:
I attended Carers Week in the Attlee Suite on 7 June 2023 and pledged to raise awareness of unpaid carers in Walsall South this Carers Week which takes place this year from 5-11 June 2023.
On Wednesday 7 June 2023 I met campaigners from the Lets Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range who are a group of local people in Manchester. They are campaigning for environmental justice and clean air. They have made a film to highlight this. Dr Sinead Millwood cycled to work and was shocked at the high
It was a pleasure to meet the President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Mr Alen Simonyan, at a reception in Speaker's House. We were also able to meet with other members of the delegation and discuss Armenia's export, wine. Both Mr Speaker and President Simonyan spoke about the important relationship between our 2 countries