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.

11th July 2012

Margot James has welcomed the introduction of new state of the art gym-style equipment at the Action Heart rehabilitation centre at Russells Hall Hospital, courtesy of Dudley Public Health and Black Country Be Active.

The Action Heart rehabilitation centre has become one of the first in the country to take on this sort of specialist gym-style equipment to help rehabilitate people and prevent inactivity-related medical conditions. The equipment is adapted so as to accommodate everyone, including disabled people, stroke sufferers, amputees, and people with weight management issues.

Margot said, "This is a fantastic example of two organisations working together to achieve a great outcome for patients. This state-of-the-art equipment will transform the care of many local people, and hopefully in time allow them to regain a much better quality of life."