In Parliament

Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has backed a call by Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, for the courts to impose the severest-possible penalties against the Oxford gang that exploited young and vulnerable girls.

Following the Home Secretary’s statement to the House of Commons on the case of Abu Qatada, Margot James welcomes moves to reduce the layers of appeal available to foreign criminals fighting deportation.

Margot James questions the Government about what can be done to increase the number of girls choosing a career in engineering.

Select Committee

Evidence was heard from Paul Coxhead, Chief Executive of Logistics Apprenticeship Training Agency in the West Midlands and John Hayes MP, the Minister of State for Further Education.

Evidence was heard from Paula Vennells, Chief Executive, Post Office Ltd, and George Thomson, General Secretary, National Federation of Sub Postmasters.

The Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee met on 26th April to take further evidence on apprenticeships.

Proud of Stourbridge

Margot James has welcomed the Prime Minister’s comments on Dudley’s approach to caring for people with dementia.

Margot James has congratulated Apni Zaroorat Community Network, a community organization in Stourbridge, on receiving £10,000 in funding from the Big Lottery Fund.

Margot James has congratulated Leaps and Bounds Trust Ltd, a Stourbridge community organisation, on receiving £9,800 in funding from the Big Lottery Fund.

17th September 2012

Margot James visited the British Glass Biennale 2012 exhibition at the Ruskin Glass Centre in Stourbridge’s Glass Quarter. The British Glass Biennale 2012 is the UK’s top contemporary glass showcase and consists of over 100 pieces by the country’s leading glass artists.

Margot said: “This really is a superb exhibition of glass that caps a fantastic summer of events for the industry in Stourbridge. I thoroughly enjoyed going around the exhibition and was pleased to be able to vote for my favourite piece.”

Margot visits the British Glass Biennale 2012 exhibition at the Ruskin Glass Centre