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The Rwanda Bill was passed in parliament this week after a late night sitting of what is called ‘ping pong’ between the House of Commons and Lords.

The latest rollout of free childcare hours happened this month with 15 hours now available for working parents of two-year-olds in Stourbridge.

Wonderful news for Stourbridge last week when it was finally announced we are to have a new police town centre police base and response team following a long campaign by myself, local councillors and residents.

I joined with local campaigners at the first ever knife crime prevention assembly at Pedmore High School.

I vowed to work with schools and the campaigners to make Stourbridge a knife free zone. 

I have welcomed government plans to issue new guidance limiting telegraph broadband pole installation following concern from residents across the town.

I had asked ministers to act as residents were increasingly fed up with the local installer brsk putting up the huge poles.

I tucked into a pizza on a visit to one of the town’s newest restaurants.

I went to Gusto Di Italia at the top end of Stourbridge High Street to meet the owners Heba Mohammad and her partner Ahmed Rabie, who is the chef and has Italian ancestry.

I was in the House of Commons last week to hear the Chancellor deliver the Spring Budget.

Since the 2020 pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, the Government has been working to get the economy back in order.

I went to Ham Dingle Primary Academy in Pedmore on Friday to congratulate it for a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and to visit the forest school.

There was much talk of a technical recession last week following latest figures but the UK economy is in fine shape. It is forecast to outgrow our G7 European competitors.

I visited King Edward VI College to be interviewed by pupils for their student paper.

I was asked lots of questions, including about my role as a government whip.