Jeremy's Week: 21st November to 27th November

Sunday, 27th November 2005

Constitutional Affairs Committee

This week the Committee met to discuss its report on small claims.

Education Questions

In oral questions this week I asked the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils were recorded as having at least one incident of truancy
In 2004-05. You can read her answer at:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm051124/debtext/51124-04.htm

Meetings in Westminster This Week

This week I met representatives of the Computer Sciences Corporation about systems to computerise patients’ medical records.

I was delighted to welcome a Rugby constituent who had travelled to London to take part in a mass lobby about aid to the Palestinian Authority. I have written to both the Chancellor and the Foreign Secretary about it.

EDMs that I have signed this week

662 - Alzheimer's and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Decision
896 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Constituency Events This Week

On Thursday evening I launched a Calendar to raise money for the Air Ambulance Appeal at The Bear Pub in Bilton.

On Friday I visited Lafarge Cement in Staffordshire with my MEP colleague Philip Bushill Matthews. Lafarge has been burning tyres to make cement for 10 years. Following my visit to Cemex in Rugby, I wanted to see first hand how another community in the West Midlands is dealing with a similar factory.

On Saturday morning I met with activists from ASK – A Station In Kenilworth. I am actively supporting them in their campaign to get a train station in Kenilworth.

Surgeries

This week I held my regular Friday evening surgery in Rugby and my Saturday morning surgery in Kenilworth.

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Updated on Sunday, 27th November 2005