In Parliament

I attended a Westminster reception for Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. I joined the charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Victoria Atkins at the event on Wednesday. MPs heard that every day two women lose their lives to cervical cancer.

I attended a Westminster reception to raise awareness of a rare genetic condition following the work of a local charity – Max Appeal. I attended a reception held by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for 22q11 or Di-George syndrome in the House of Commons recently. 22q11 can cause a range of

I met with top NHS England managers in parliament this week to discuss how the service is preparing for winter pressures. I caught up with NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard.

I have raised the plight of a constituent’s daughter during a parliamentary debate about the use of a pregnancy test drug that could have caused disabilities in unborn babies. Speaking in a debate last week, I told MPs about Beccy Ilkes, whose mother Helen is from Stourbridge. Helen went to a GP i

I welcomed the government announcing it wants to ban the sale of machetes and zombie knives along with tougher prison terms for those who sell and possess them.    I have been campaigning for action as the West Midlands has the highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales.  &nb

A £1.5 billion West Midlands devolution deal has been announced in the budget after I campaigned for it to happen. The Chancellor gave the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) wide ranging new powers to level up the region. Highlights include giving mayor Andy Street 100% business rates retenti

I led a parliamentary debate on knife crime in the West Midlands following the region becoming the worst place in England and Wales for the offence. I gave a grim roll call of statistics and lives lost to the weapons in the region over the last decade in Westminster Hall. I spoke of several high-p

I met with 15 local business leaders in Westminster to discuss how to get young people into apprenticeships, skills and employment in the town. Youth unemployment is above average in the constituency yet the business leaders told me they were struggling to recruit young people. I am keen to bridge

Recently, I have taken the role of Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan. I will liaise with MPs on behalf of the cabinet minister in the House of Commons to ensure there is good communication between the department and MPs. I am really pleased to be appoi

I welcomed a further milestone to outlaw flashing online images that trigger seizures in people with epilepsy following a two-year campaign I have been involved in. An amendment to the Online Safety Bill called Zach’s Law outlawing the practice has been published by the government this week. I hav