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On Wednesday 22 April 2021 I replied on behalf of HM Opposition to a motion which changed a member of the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, which is responsible for overseeing the restoration and renewal of the House of Commons. You can read my speech below:
On Wednesday 21 April 2021, I responded on behalf of HM Opposition to three motions relating to confidentiality and sanctions in the House of Commons standards system which were tabled following three reports published by the Standards Committee. You can read my speech below:
On Tuesday 20 April 2021, I attended an emergency meeting with the Leader of the Opposition following the announcement of the European Super League. We discussed what we could do to oppose the Super League with Malcolm Clarke, Chair of the Football Supporters Association.
I appeared on BBC Politics Midlands on Sunday 18 April 2021. We discussed the funeral of HRH Prince Phillip, vaccine passports and the upcoming local elections. You can watch the episode on iPlayer here: BBC iPlayer - Politics Midlands - 18/04/2021.
Responding on behalf of HM Opposition on Thursday 15 April 2021, I called for a debate on the inconsistencies in a recently published report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. I also paid tribute to HRH Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh. You can read my speech below:
On Wednesday 14 April 2021, HM Opposition tabled an Opposition Day motion to establish a full, transparent, Parliament-run inquiry into the Greensill lobbying scandal. This must be far more transparent and open than the Boardman investigation announced by the Government earlier this week.
I have also written to the Chief Executive of Walsall Council about the Sprint Bus proposals. I am concerned about the proposed location of the Park and Ride Car Park. Walsall Council’s Site Allocation Document 2019 identifies the proposed site as green belt land on page 139.
I have also written to Laura Shoaf, Managing Director of Transport for West Midlands about the removal of mature trees along Birmingham Road and the proposals to build a 300 space car park on green belt land as part of the Sprint Bus route.