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On Friday 4 March 2016 I met with Mr Chris Stroud, Managing Director of Capita Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessments who confirmed to me that assessments would no longer take place on the first floor of the Centre at 51 Lower Hall Lane, Walsall.
Andrea Rodgers, of Bramble Hedge Florist, kindly asked me to judge the Mother's Day Competition that she was holding. The competition was open to three- and four-year-old children at a nursery to draw a picture of their mother for Mother's Day, and I was to judge the winner of the competition. The "mother" that won would get a bouquet supplied by Bramble Hedge Florist.
On Wednesday 2 March 2016 I hosted the All Party Parliamentary Group meeting on Epilepsy of which I am chair. The meeting was on 'Improving patient outcomes: Establishing a national epilepsy register' and provided a forum of engagement between parliamentarians, medical professionals and the public.
I sat as a member of the Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Committee on 1 March 2016 . This Bill was introduced by Sir David Amess MP.
On Wednesday 2 March 2016 I visited the Cheshire Food Day where I met farmers, small businesses and food and drink producers based in Cheshire to discuss issues they are currently facing, and sample their local produce.
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