The second Opposition Day Debate was on protecting the public and ensuring justice for victims. The backlog in the Crown Court is at record levels of more than 57,000 cases – and sat at 39,000 even before the pandemic began. The backlog has been exacerbated by the pandemic but it was initiated by the Government

On Wednesday 9 June 2021, HM Opposition held the first of two Opposition Day Debates on investing in children and young people. 

A heads up to let out know that as part of Highways England’s work to improve M6 junction 10 to ease congestion and reduce journey times, the M6 motorway will be closed over the weekend of 3-5 July 2021.

Rt Hon Valerie Vaz MP held a parliamentary debate on the decision-making on Walsall’s GRT transit site

A second meeting of the APPG on Epilepsy was held on Tuesday 25 May 2021 to mark National Epilepsy Awareness Week. We discussed young people’s changing experiences of epilepsy care presented by Catherine Hodder of Young Epilepsy. Two young people shared their personal experiences of epilepsy care.

On Monday 24 May 2021, I re-established the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Epilepsy by chairing its Annual General Meeting with a cross-party group of MPs and Peers.

Rt Hon Valerie Vaz MP responded to a CQC Report which called for significant improvements at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

On Monday 17 May 2021 I attended a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fruit, Veg and Horticulture which was chaired by Theo Clarke MP. Members of the APPG spoke with  gardener and television personality Alan Titchmarsh MBE who celebrated the best of British fruit, veg, plants and flowers. This was the first meeting of the APPG