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I participated in a ‘Westminster Quiz’ organised by the Author’s Licencing and Collecting Society and won £100 worth of National Book Tokens. I have donated these tokens to Old Church Primary School, who used them to purchase new books for pupils to support change, bereavement, and well-being.
On Friday 18 June 2021 I was delighted to present this certificate to Darlaston Family Practice, who have reached the finals where they will be representing the Midlands in the category of Excellence in Primary Care in the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020.
Rt Hon Valerie Vaz MP has written to Walsall Council to highlight the lack of investment in schools, safety, and the local community
On Wednesday 16 June 2021 the Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill received its First Reading in the House of Commons. I am supporting this Private Members Bill, which seeks to amend the law to provide safeguards for workers against dismissal and re-engagement on inferior terms and conditions, known as ‘fire and rehire’.
On Friday 11 June 2021, I attended a roundtable with headteachers from schools in Walsall to listen to their concerns and discuss the key issues affecting schools in my constituency.
On Wednesday 9 June 2021, I intervened during a debate on investing in children and young people to highlight the lack of funding for schools in my constituency. You can read my speech and the Minister's response below:
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.