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Today, 1 March 2023, I attended the Marie Curie drop-in event in Parliament. Marie Curie is the leader in end of life experience in the UK and Marie Curie works hard to provide a better life for people living with terminal illness, and their families. Marie Curie offer expert care across the UK in people's own homes and in our nine hospices. Last year Marie Curie provided direct support to more than 66,000 people.
During Education Questions on Monday 27 February I asked a question to the Education Secretary about funding for schools in Walsall South. I asked:
My thoughts after the meeting reinforced the view that the war in Ukraine waged by Russia confirmed that Russia cannot be allowed to win and their ambition is more than Ukraine. Russia aim to generate more instability in the region and are against the rules based order, sovereignty and borders. 50 nations have helped Ukraine. If Russia stops the war is over , if Ukraine stops they have lost their country. There were assumptions made that if we do business with China we would make them rich and they would move towards democracy. The assumptions were proved wrong. There is a new era of collective defence. In a democracy we talk about it- in an autocracy the leader decides. The collective defence means that NATO is ready, after Crimea, and agreed in 2018 a new strategy. We all have to think about what do we have to do to defend aggression from Russia or terrorists.
Remember to swap your stamps before they expire. Barcodes have been added to regular stamps. Regular stamps without a barcode will no longer be valid after 31 July 2023. There is a 6 month grace period from the initial 31 January deadline. You can either use up your non-barcoded stamps before this new deadline or swap them for the new barcoded ones. For further details visit the Royal Mail website, you can download the swapping form or fill out a form to get one sent to you.
I was delighted to host a Parliamentary event in the Churchill Room: A Home Makes a Life: IKEA, Creating Affordable, Sustainable Futures event.
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