Last week I was pleased to be part of a Menopause-roundtable at Gower College, Swansea, hosted by the Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression, and Helen Tomlinson, the Government’s Menopause Employment Champion.
If only it wasn’t incessantly raining I would be able to comment that Hampshire is a great place to be in July. This week has been New Forest Show, and a useful reminder of all that is beautiful in the Forest.
This week the last debate I participated in before the start of recess was on Tuesday on the HIV action plan. Southampton still has a high prevalence of undiagnosed and late diagnosed cases of HIV, what is now a treatable and, if treated effectively, untransmissable condition.
It has been a very varied week in the Chamber, with Women and Equalities questions, a statement on the Rape Review on Monday, an opposition day debate on vaping on Wednesday, and a debate on "Swift Bricks" in Westminster Hall.
This week has been boookended by school visits, albeit one of them being virtual. It was great to meet Year 9 pupils from St George's in Swaythling on Monday afternoon, for a very wide ranging question and answer session.
Caroline Nokes MP pledged her support for people with arthritis in Romsey and Southampton North on Monday, at an event hosted by charity Versus Arthritis in the Houses of Parliament.
Caroline Nokes has become the first MP to take part in a UK wide scheme – Me & My Shadow – encouraging young women with epilepsy to think big in their careers and not to be limited by their condition.
Festival Quilts Provide Stunning Display in the Abbey
With the Romsey Festival 2023 having been officially launched on Friday there is now a great opportunity to wander around the Abbey to look at the brilliant exhibition by Romsey Quilters, marking their 40th Anniversary year.
