Following the publication of the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, Dame Caroline Spelman, MP for Meriden, issued the following statement:
Figures out today show that the number of people out of work is at a record low. In Meriden constituency, the number of people who are unemployed has fallen by 911 – a 29 per cent drop – since 2010.
Dame Caroline Spelman, Member of Parliament for Meriden presented the Mayor of Solihull with a commemorative wreath to mark the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the Peoples Act.
Dame Caroline Spelman MP and the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Flo Nash joined with representatives of charities and members of Soroptimist International at Solihull Library to enjoy afternoon tea and to share, debate and celebrate the centenary anniversary of legislation leading to women being given the vote and to discuss equality today.
This week, Dame Caroline Spelman MP joined autistic campaigners and charities to celebrate the launch of Molehill Mountain, the first ever evidence-led smartphone app aiming to help autistic adults understand and manage their own anxiety.
Dame Caroline Spelman MP has issued a call to young people in her Meriden constituency to get involved with the National Citizen's Service - a government scheme which helps 15-17 year olds build skills for work and life whilst taking on new challenges and meeting new friends.
Meriden MP, Dame Caroline Spelman, has issued a challenge to Birmingham Airport to adopt tougher regulations to improve the accuracy of aircraft departing from Runway 15 and Runway 33 (north and south routes).
Plans, supported by Dame Caroline, to create a West Midlands National Park were put on display in Birmingham last week as part of a CATiD (Critical Artistic Thinking in Design) Research Hub Conference.