On Wednesday, Dame Caroline Spelman MP led a Westminster Hall debate to raise awareness of the plight of Internally Displaced People (IDPs). These are people who have been displaced from their homes by conflict or disaster, often for very long periods of time.
On Tuesday 24th April, Dame Caroline Spelman MP (Meriden, Con) and Julian Knight MP (Solihull, Con) met with the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, to discuss the recent news of Jaguar Land Rover’s decision not to renew the contracts of almost 1000 agency staff.
Dame Caroline Spelman used this week's PMQ's to voice her support and admiration for athletes returning to England from this year's Commonwealth Games in Australia who have succeeded in winning their second largest tally of medals ever at an overseas Commonwealth Games.
Dame Caroline Spelman is urging local residents to take part in a Government consultation on new powers to tackle illegal or unauthorised traveller encampments.
The changes had previously been called for by Meriden's MP, Dame Caroline Spelman and Castle Bromwich ward councillor, Mike Robinson, who have been supporting concerned residents since the airport unveiled plans to change the existing flight paths as part of an international airspace redesign.
On 26th March, Rt Hon Dame Caroline Spelman, MP for Meriden, launched an exhibition by British artist, Hannah Rose Thomas, in Westminster. This exhibition features moving self-portraits of Yezidi women who are dealing with immense trauma after escaping the self-proclaimed Islamic State, alongside Hannah’s exquisite portraits of the same women.
Pressure on the PCC to abandon controversial plans to close Solihull Police Station reaches new heights as 3,500 petitioners call for the proposals to be scrapped.
The petition was launched by borough MPs Dame Caroline Spelman and Julian Knight in response to the decision.
Following a recent review into foster care in the UK, Meriden MP, Dame Caroline Spelman, took part in a Westminster Hall debate on the issue of fostering and faith.
