On 8 October 2020, the APPG on Epilepsy sent a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock MP, regarding the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review. You can read the letter in full below: 

Rt Hon Valerie Vaz MP has raised concerns following Walsall Council’s decision to exempt a large car park planning application from an environmental impact assessment

I visited IKEA in Wednesbury on Friday 2 October 2020 and saw the excellent work IKEA have done to implement Covid-secure measures and facilitate the safe return of customers. The store closed in March owing to the pandemic but have reopened since 1 June 2020 with social distancing measures in place. IKEA has been open in Wednesbury since 1991 and currently employs 511 members of staff from the local area. 

Responding to the Business Statement on Thursday 1 October 2020, I highlighted the lack of parliamentary scrutiny the government's coronavirus measures have been subject to. You can read my full speech below: 

On Saturday 19 September 2020, I visited Walsall Football Club with Sir Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Opposition, and Labour's West Midlands Mayoral candidate, Liam Byrne MP. We spoke to the Chief Executive Officer of Walsall FC Stefan Gamble and Chairman Leigh Pomlett about the club's community work during the pandemic and their efforts to make the stadium Covid-secure for fans. The club have been working hard to implement social distancing guidelines for fans so that they can safely return when stadiums reopen.