Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, hosted and addressed a series of events in parliament on Monday. The events, organised with Partners in Health, aimed to encourage better prevention of heart disease.  read more »

Following the Home Secretary's announcement of an urgent review of counter-terrorism and security powers, Margot James raises her concerns that past misuse of anti-terror legislation and Islamophobic comment in the press has led to insecurity in the Muslim population in particular. She calls on the Home Secretary to involve moderate Muslim groups in her consultation.  read more »

Following the Secretary of State for Health's statement on his White Paper, Margot James highlights the need to ensure that plans to give local authorities more control should also allow greater integration between health and social care. She particularly highlights the experience of older people and people with long-term medical conditions as not having been served well by the current division between the two services.  read more »

Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, called today for better school discipline and for Nick Gibb MP, Minister for Schools, to examine the Ofsted guidelines on exclusions.  read more »

Speaking in a debate on jobs, Margot James supports the Government's plans to simplify the current array of support-for-work programmes and focus on creating a vibrant economy so that the private sector can flourish as that is what ultimately creates jobs.  read more »

In Parliament today, Margot James raised the issue of Luke Walker’s ongoing incarceration. She asked about a set of photographs, required by the coroner in the UK, that have not been provided by Greek authorities.  read more »