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On Tuesday 16 November 2021 the Finance Bill passed its Second Reading in the Commons. The Finance Bill proposes tax cuts for bankers whilst working people and households face tax hikes.
My colleague Tulip Siddiq MP in whose constituency Nazanin, Richard and Gabriella live, secured a debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 16 November 2021 as Nazanin has not yet come home from Iran. It was a packed Westminster Hall and Richard was in the audience. The MPs sat in all the seats and some had
On Monday 15 November 2021 the House voted on the Lord's amendment to the state pensions triple lock. The House of Lords amendment to the Social Security (Up-Rating of Benefits) Bill would have ensured that the triple lock for older people is reinstated. This was a promise made by the Government to soften the impact of the pandemic
Kohima Tribute: When you go back, tell them of us and say , for their tomorrow, we gave our today. May they Rest in Peace. We will always remember them.
I was honoured to lead the procession through the town centre to the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. The Rev Mark McIntyre Rural Dean of Walsall conducted the service and the address was made by The Ven Julian Francis the Archdeacon of Walsall who touched on the life of Sir David Amess and all MPs work
On Remembrance Sunday we remember the fallen and those who fight for equality and justice. This year there were still a few restrictions in place. There was no service at St Lawrence and Revd Peter Silvester explained that the March and the laying of wreaths would take place at 11.am. As I was attending the
I was delighted to meet Harpal Bhandal at his pharmacy on 101 High Street Moxley. I met Amar Sandhu and Sukhraj Gill, both trained vaccinators at the extremely efficient vaccination centre next door. Unfortunately Onkhar Singh was unable to join us. There are six bays and members of the public can walk in to have their
There was an excellent display of the work that will undertaken for the Restoration and Renewal of the Parliamentary Estate. I was pleased to meet up with the Serjeant at Arms, Ugbena Oyet to highlight the work that will take place. More importantly one of the displays, below, showed how the R and R team