MY WEEKLY UPDATE

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Dear John,

Today my advice surgeries reopened for the first time since the pandemic
began. During the last 18 months, we have all had to find new ways of
working. For me, this has unfortunately meant putting in-person advice
surgeries on hold and predominantly relying upon email and telephone to
support constituents. In this time, more than 10,000 residents have
contacted me with questions and concerns, and I have sought to provide the
best help I can to resolve their issues.

I am pleased to finally be able to once again hold in-person advice
surgeries and be able to meet face-to-face with residents. I will be
attending:

Newman University – 2-3pm – Genners Lane, Bartley Green, B32 3NT
Lordswood Girls School – 6.30-7.30pm – Knightlow Road, Harborne, B17
8QB

Unfortunately, this is a more limited choice of locations due to the
reduced availability of communal spaces. However, I will be hosting more
advice surgeries right across the constituency, as soon as it is possible
and as more community centres and other spaces reopen.

SUCCESS AS ROADS RECEIVE FUNDING FOR RESURFACING

I have challenged Birmingham City Council on the condition of roads across
the constituency for the last several years. I’m thrilled to announce
that this sustained campaign has brought success.

Last month the council announced the commitment of £100 million to repair
and resurface roads across Birmingham. During this time, I continued to
lobby the council including the cabinet member for transport and the leader
of the council to ensure that a good portion of this funding would see the
roads in Edgbaston constituency repaired. This included bringing key
decision makers to the constituency to show them in-person where work was
needed.

I’m absolutely delighted to announce that as part of the 2021/22 Highways
Maintenance Works Programme, delivered by your Labour led Council, we will
see the biggest scheme in the city happen in Quinton, where more than 9000m
of roads and over 2500m of pathways to be resurfaced. We’ll also see key
locations like Harborne High Street, Bristol Road and Metchley Lane get
some much-needed attention.

This work will begin in the next few weeks and as it progresses, I will
ensure to keep you updated.

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CONSULTATION ON WEST MIDS PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE - MAKE YOUR VOICE
HEARD!

As Co-Chair for the West Midlands All Party Parliamentary Group, this week
the group launched an inquiry to investigate strategic planning and
infrastructure in the West Midlands. As part of the inquiry, we are calling
for individuals, local businesses, organisations and community groups to
share their views on several questions, including:

- How can local authorities ensure that the right sites are coming forward
in the right places, and what additional infrastructure, if any, is needed
to unlock more sites?
- What support is needed to ensure that the most is made from existing
projects?
- How can we balance the demand for development with protecting greenbelt
in the West Midlands?
- What could authorities do to encourage the delivery of more affordable
and family homes?
- What support could authorities provide to encourage the delivery of more
land for employment?

After a difficult few years for the West Midlands, it is important that we
don’t simply settle for going back to business as usual. The economic
recovery from Covid is an opportunity to develop new ideas to boost
regeneration and create jobs and growth for the people who live and work in
our region.

This report will help us to understand how we can make better decisions
about the buildings, transport and other facilities that the West Midlands
needs. We look forward to hearing the views and ideas of local businesses
and organisations on how we can make the most of our region’s huge
potential.

If you have an opinion you would like to share, evidence you can provide or
best practice to suggest for the region, please make sure your voice is
heard by responding to the consultation.

COMPLETE THE CONSULTATION

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WHY WE NEED ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

The Conservative Government is failing to tackle the climate emergency and
we are paying the price. Too many communities are left vulnerable, too many
people have lost green jobs and too little investment has been made to make
our industries truly green.

This year the Prime Minister has already failed to deliver at the G7 and
the Global Education Summit. Now he’s set to fail to deliver at Cop26
Summit in November. At the summit, the Government must show their plans to
drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions for this decade, to avoid
catastrophic and irreversible changes to the climate. Yet, the Government
is off-track to meet its own targets. The Prime Minister needs to step up,
think big and show global leadership.

It's time to start treating the climate emergency as the emergency it is.
With Labour's Green New Deal, tackling the climate crisis would be at the
heart of our plan to invest in good, green jobs and restore our
communities.

READ MORE

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