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On Monday 10 January 2021 I voted on the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill. This Bill aims to change how new nuclear power plants are funded to ensure that they reach completion.
Education: Return in January was debated on Wednesday 5 January 2022, I asked:
“At a meeting with residents to discuss plans for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on Green Belt land off Chapel Lane, my constituents raised their concerns on the proposed BESS on Green Belt land and are strongly opposed to this inappropriate development.”
“Anesco, the company proposing to develop the BESS, have not been transparent in
I am setting out my reasons for voting for the Covid Regulations laid by the Government on 14 December 2021. I appreciate hearing from my constituents and the strong views both for and against the measures.
Omicron is a clear threat, and it has always been my view that the Government must act swiftly to limit
The Sikh Supreme Council wrote to me to say that the demands of the protesting farmers were been successful. I co-signed with 35 other MPs in December 2020 to the then Foreign Secretary an open letter about the treatment of the farmers who were taking part in peaceful protest to protect their land. In February
The Nationality and Border Bill was debated on Tuesday 7 December and Wednesday 8 December 2021.
The Commons debated the Lords' amendments to the Armed Forces Bill on Monday 6 December 2021.
On Wednesday 1 December 2021, I presented a petition to the House of Commons on behalf of my constituents in relation to building on the Green belt near to the Walsall Arboretum.