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Monday 7 July
At our
regular meeting, the Work and Pensions Select Committee met the
Chief Executive of the Personal Accounts
Delivery Authority.
Tuesday 8 July
I began the
day by attending a breakfast meeting organised by Beginnings, a coalition of people from the
public, private and voluntary sector who have come together to
campaign to help disabled people get into work.
In the
evening I went to the annual TUC
summer reception.
Wednesday 9 July
The Work and
Pensions Select Committee discussed the DWP’s annual report with
James Purnell, Secretary of State
for Work and Pensions.
In the
afternoon I attended the launch of a report by UCATT (the Union of Construction, Allied
Trades and Technicians) called “Apprenticeships – a firm
foundation” in which they called on the government to do
more to increase the number of apprenticeships in the construction
industry.
Then on to a
reception hosted by the All Party Print
Group where printers from across the country came to meet
their local MP.
I also
popped into a reception, hosted by the Association of Colleges, at which they
launched a research report ‘Celebrating Colleges’
which celebrates the achievements of colleges who have contributed
to the prosperity and wellbeing of the country.
Thursday 10 July
A group of
year 6 pupils from St Clare’s
School came down to visit the House of Commons and we had a
great time going round the ‘Your Parliament’ interactive exhibition
in Westminster Hall.
At lunchtime
I went to a forum on food and health hosted by the All Party Group on
Osteoporosis.
In the
evening I travelled to Colchester in Essex where I addressed a
meeting of the Colchester Fabian
Society on “Welfare reform – the next steps”.
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Week beginning 7 July 2008
