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King Charles met with Parliamentarians MPs and members of the House of Lords and others on the Parliamentary estate ahead of the Coronation. It was good to speak with His Majesty as we all gathered in Westminster Hall. I am pictured with L to R: Lilian Greenwood MP, Liz Twist MP, Janet Daby MP, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Abena Oppong-Asare MP
I tabled Written Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care with questions about Coronavirus.
An Urgent Question was granted asking the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if he will make a statement on arrangements in place to record the number of voters who attend at a polling station and are denied a vote because they are not in possession of valid ID. In April 2022 the Elections Act 2022 was passed which requires voters in to show photo ID before being issued a ballot paper in polling stations at UK Parliamentary elections, local council elections and referendums in England and police and crime commissioner elections in England and Wales. Polling station staff will be recording details of any electorates turned away to provide data for the evaluation of the policy.
The Speaker granted an Urgent Question to Shadow Minister for Defence Jon Healey MP on 27 April 2023. The Urgent Question was 'To ask the Defence Secretary to make a statement on the war in Ukraine.' The Minister responded.
The House debated and voted on amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill in its report stage on Wednesday 26 April.
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