Terry Rooney for Bradford East

Monday 2^nd March

-     Attended a celebration to mark the successful passage of the Health & Safety Act with Lord McKenzie at the Department for Work and Pensions

Vote on the Political Parties and Elections Bill

Tuesday 3^rd March

-     Met the Moldovan Ambassador, Natalia Solcan, on behalf of the Work and Pensions Select Committee

-     Met a group of students from the Challenge College who were visiting parliament

-     Attended a reception launching ‘Money Skills’ a financial literacy programme for young people developed by West Yorkshire Trading Standards in partnership with Barclays Bank

-     Met representatives of the PCS union who were lobbying parliament about the Welfare Reform Bill

Wednesday 4 March

-     One-to-one meeting with representative of UCATT

-     Chaired lunchtime meeting of the Work and Pensions Select Committee with representatives of the Social Security Advisory Committee

-     Meeting with Lloyds Register re safety issues in the nuclear energy sector

-     Meeting with Gingerbread/One Parent Families re Welfare Reform Bill

Vote on the Northern Ireland Bill

Monday 9^th March

-     Attended a presentation by the UK Border Agency

-     Met Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, to discuss issues around schools in Bradford

Tuesday 10^th March

-     Select Committee all-day visit to Brighton to meet the representatives of Pensions Regulator, the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority, The Pension Protection Fund and the Department for Work and Pensions as part of our enquiry into Tackling Pensioner Poverty

-     Attended Action for Children reception

Votes on Opposition debates on ‘Unemployment in the UK’ and ‘The European Working Time Directive’, followed by a vote on The Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill

Wednesday 11^th March

-     Chaired the meeting of the Work and Pensions Select Committee -  a one-off evidence session on Jobcentre Plus

-     Met a constituent who was taking part in the lobby of Parliament calling for the end of the siege on Gaza

-     Attended a Seminar on the current situation in Kashmir

-     Attended the Electricity Safety Council annual parliamentary reception

-     One-to-one meeting with the Delivery Director of the DWP’s Workstep Programme

Vote on the Business Rate Supplements Bill

Thursday 12^th March

-     Attended a reception marking the 25th Anniversary of the Miners’ Strike

Monday 16^th March

-     Work and Pensions oral questions in the Chamber

-     Chaired the meeting of the Work and Pensions Select Committee with representatives from EDS

-     One-to-one meeting with James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work & Pensions

Vote on the Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill

Tuesday 17^th March

-     Hosted a breakfast meeting for Rethink as part of their campaign to ensure that those with mental illness are not barred from Jury Service

-     Hosted  a reception for the Workers Health Advice Team to which all MPs from the Yorkshire Region were invited

-     Contributed to the debate on the Welfare Reform Bill in the Chamber

Vote on the Welfare Reform Bill

Wednesday 17^th March

-     Chaired the meeting of the Work and Pensions Select Committee – a one-off evidence session on the Autumn Performance Report

-     One-to-one meeting with the Chief Executive of the Employers Forum on Disability

-     Attended a meeting of the All Party Group on Poverty at which Sir Richard Tilt, Chairman of the Social Security Advisory Committee, was present

-     Attended the launch of Child Poverty Action Group’s ‘Manifesto for Success’ concerned with ending child poverty

-     Attended a dinner hosted by Morrisons

Vote on an Opposition debate on the Economy

Monday 23^rd March

-     One-to-one meeting with representative of Save the Children

-     Attended a seminar with James Purnell and others to discuss the establishment of a claimants’ charter

-     Attended a drop-in event for Yorkshire MPs hosted by Whizz Kidz

Votes on the Coroners and Justice Bill

Tuesday 24^th March

-     One-to-one meeting with a representative of thalidomide victims support group

-     Attended a Lent reflection hosted by CAFOD

-     Attended a Labour Party seminar on polling trends

Votes on the Coroners and Justice Bill

Wednesday 25^th March

-     Chaired the meeting of the Work and Pensions Committee – a presentation on pensioner income and benefits as part of our enquiry into tackling pensioner poverty

-     Attended a meeting organised by the NUJ on the threat to the future of local news

-     One-to-one meeting with the Chief Executive of the Forum of Private Business

-     Attended a meeting with baggage handlers about Unite’s ‘Lighten Up’ campaign

-     Attended the Cadbury Easter reception

Vote on Opposition debates on “The need for an enquiry on Iraq” and “The impact of business rates and how businesses can be helped through the recession”

Thursday 26^th March

-     Gave the keynote address at  Capita’s Welfare Reform Conference

-     Attended a meeting with Save the Children on their End Child Poverty Campaign

Monday 30^th March

-     One-to-one meeting with Lord Borrie to discuss the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill

-     Meeting with French parliamentarians to talk about the work of the DWP Select Committee

-     Chaired  the meeting of the Work and Pensions Select Committee to discuss the report on our Equalities inquiry

Tuesday 31^st March

-     Meeting with members of the GPM Sector National Committee

-     Attended meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Community & Voluntary Sector to discuss the threat to community advice services