I recently visited Voluntary Action Leicester to meet with people who have benefited from taking part in the VALUES project . VALUES helps people with learning disabilities get skills, training, work and other opportunities and support. I have seen first-hand how brilliant the project is through knowing Sandeep Kaur Kooner, […]
On Friday 21 September, I went to the launch of the new Biometric Residence Permit service at the WHSmiths on Gallowtree Gate. This is a great new service, in the heart of the city, and means people will no longer have to travel to Nottingham or Derby. It’s also the […]
On Thursday 13 September, I was honoured to present the achievement prizes at Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College. The hard work, talent and commitment of the young people I met were nothing short of inspirational. I know the staff at QE also work very hard to inspire their students […]
Earlier today I joined a demonstration against the closure of Glenfield’s children’s heart surgery unit and the move of our paediatric ECMO services from Leicester to Birmingham. We had a fantastic turn-out, and I am very grateful to everyone who came to Westminster to help raise awareness of the […]
Yesterday I met with doctors and nurses from Glenfield Hospital to discuss the way forward in our fight to save Glenfield’s excellent children’s heart surgery unit, and prevent our ECMO service from being moved to Birmingham. I am very concerned that the previous Health Secretary Andrew Lansley signed off the […]
Last week I spoke in a really important Parliamentary debate about carers. We were discussing an excellent Private Members Bill introduced by my colleague Barbara Keeley MP which aims to ensure that Britain’s six million unpaid carers get the full range of advice, services, and practical help they need. The […]
The residents of Mowmacre Hill have experienced problems from foul odours since the Biffa plant opened at Hoods Close in 2003. Residents tell me that their quality of life has been ruined by the smell and they are unable to sit in their gardens, hang their washing out, or just […]
I recently had the honour of re-opening the gym at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara on Holy Bones. The updated gym has been made possible using £1,300 from the local Abbey ward community fund. Local councillors Harshad Bhavsar, Annette Byrne and Colin Marriott joined me at the event, which was great […]
I remain extremely concerned about the long standing problems with the smell from the Biffa waste plant. Last week I spoke to residents on Bedale Drive. They told me the smell has got much worse during the warmer summer months and that they cant open their windows, let alone sit […]
You may have previously read about me supporting local efforts to bring restorative justice to Leicester. As part of this work, I recently met with PC Sandy Hastings to discuss how restorative justice can be used to help reduce anti-social behaviour, which is a really important issue in my constituency. […]
Small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of our local economy, and must play a crucial role in the drive for jobs and growth. Minority Supplier Development UK is an excellent, Leicester based, not-for-profit organisation that brings together ethnic minority businesses with corporations to create business opportunities. I hosted […]
I am very concerned about the impact that the Government’s cuts to public services and benefits are having on disabled people and their carers. I recently met with Leicester’s Learning Disability Partnership Board to hear at first hand about people’s experiences. They told me that many of those affected by […]
