Westminster News

David met with representatives of Five Talents UK. Five Talents is a charity that aims to fight poverty, create jobs and transform lives; it does this by supporting micro-finance initiatives in developing countries in the form of loan capital and training.

‘Ed’s Pledge’ (www.edspledge.com), is a site where people can sign up to pledge support for efforts to get a climate change deal at the Copenhagen climate change summit in December.

‘I am delighted to have the opportunity for an Adjournment debate at this particularly important time. I am even more delighted that so many colleagues have come to a half-hour debate, including the hon. Members for Cotswold (Mr. Clifton-Brown), for North Wiltshire (Mr. Gray) and for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Mr. Llwyd) and my hon. Friend Mr. Dhanda.

On the 26th October some Aden Veterans made a visit to Westminster for support of their campaign to extend the Elizabeth Cross

On the 21st October David pledged his support to the charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) - and its ongoing work to improve access to cardiac screening for young1people - with the launch of a pioneering new clinic to be based at a leading London hospital.

On the 13th October David met with Jenny Snell, Government Affairs Manager from the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, along with their members at a World Arthritis Day special event in Westminster to raise awareness of the impact rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has on people’s working lives.

David joined other MPs to sign the RSPCA’s giant egg promoting their new Freedom Food Campaign ‘Simply Ask’. This week (19th – 25th October) celebrates Freedom Food's 5th annual Farm Animal Week.

John Hannett, Usdaw General Secretary, added: “We are delighted that David is supporting our campaign on behalf of shopworkers in the Stroud constituency. “We want to raise awareness of this issue amongst young people at schools and collages, so that they know to carry proof of age when buying restricted goods.

On the 14th October David added his support to the three charities leading the fight against deadly infectious diseases, such as meningitis and septicaemia.

David’s question was to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families’ David asked ‘When he expects to issue recommendations for home schooling in Gloucestershire arising from the report of the Badman review; and if he will make a statement.’