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St Matthew’s Church, held an Open Day to encourage residents and visitors to learn about the Church and its history in Walsall. The Heritage Day took place on Saturday 7 September 2024.
St Matthews Church is a Grade II* listed building, as the oldest building in Walsall and main parish church of the town. Re
The first school I visited after General Election was Christ Church C of E Primary School, Bloxwich on 6 September 2024.I met the Head, Sean Davies and the Deputy Head Natasha Molineux. I was able to call in on the classes and met the teachers and pupils. Christ Church is a warm and welcoming School and
On Thursday 5 September 2024, the Great British Energy bill had its second reading. The Bill will enable the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to create a company called Great British Energy and make it a legal entity. GB Energy will operate independently but will be fully owned by the Government.
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill was introduced and received its First Reading in the House of Commons last week on Thursday 5 September 2024.
In our manifesto and King’s Speech, we committed to immediately reforming the House of Lords, and we have introduced this Bill within 100 days of the new Government.
In 1999, a
The House considered the Budget Responsibility Bill in a Committee of the Whole House on Wednesday 4 September 2024. The Bill seeks to ensure that fiscal announcements in respect of fiscally significant measures made by the Government are subject to an independent assessment by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). It would achieve this by
On Tuesday 3 September 2024, the House of Commons considered the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill in a Committee of the Whole House. The Bill would remove the presumption in favour of franchised passenger railway services being provided by the private sector, and instead allows train operations to be provided by a public sector
I have today written to the Area Director of the Environment Agency raising my concerns about the Sodium Cyanide spill that has occurred into the canal in Pleck. See below for the text of my letter.
If residents have any concerns they should call the Environment Agency helpline: 0800 80 70 60 which is a 24
SUPPORTING PENSIONERS TO CLAIM PENSION CREDIT
I have been contacted by constituents about the reallocation of the Winter Fuel Allowance to those pensioners who need it most and I wanted to set out the reasons for this decision.
With the new Government, we have set out clear priorities: restoring economic stability, boosting economic growth and rebuilding