Changing Places toilets are disabled toilets with additional equipment such as hoists, adult sized benches and larger spaces which allow people to maintain their dignity while they are out and about.

Today new regulations were laid out in Parliament for parents who suffer the loss of a child.  From April of this year they will be entitled to two weeks statutory bereavement leave. 

The Government will soon be delivering its first Spring Budget.  The Budget is currently scheduled for 11th March 2020.

The Government announced today that it is allocating a further £3 million of new funding to help the job centre increase the levels of support they are able to provide to homeless people.

Today's queen's speech reaffirmed that the NHS is our number one priority which is why we will become the first ever Government to enshrine the increased NHS budget of an extra £33.9 billion per year into law.

The Queen's Speech also set out our plans to:

The Queen's Speech today set out the Government's aim to transform the lives of disabled people by ensuring that they have access to opportunities and are able to reach their full potential.  A National Strategy for Disabled People in 2020 to ensure disabled people can lead a life of fulfilment. 

I would like to thank the people of Tamworth and surrounding villages for supporting me in the recent election.

Thank you especially to the Returning Officer, elections team and local police who helped ensure we could all cast our votes and that election day ran smoothly.

A number of you have written in to me with concerns over heavy deductions of benefit whilst claiming Universal Credit.

Some of you know through my correspondence that I have been lobbying the Government to improve how childcare is reported and paid for under the new Universal Credit system.

A quick note for my constituents who have been in touch about Blue Badges.