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• General election result
• Roger offers his support for Birmingham Taxi Drivers
• Roger puts down EDM condemning the Revocation of Article 370 by the Indian Government, thereby undermining the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir
• Roger signs letter to Dominic Raab MP about the ongoing violence and humanitarian crisis in Northern Syria
• Roger signs cross party letter to Barclays regarding their decision to withdraw cash withdrawal services from Post Office branches
• Roger adds his name to Liam Byrne's Living Wage Letter to 250 WCMA Employers asking that they pledge to help the West Midlands become the UK's First Real Living Wage Region
• Roger writes to Nadhim Zahawi MP, Under Secretary of State for Children and Families to ask for the continued funding of the National School Breakfast Programme
• Roger writes to PM asking him to ensure the NHS is protected from a US trade deal
• Fracking
• Happy Diwali
• Statement by Roger Godsiff
• Happy Rosh Hashanah
• Roger's Parliamentary Report
• Roger Godsiff Reselection Statement to Members
• Somaliland community thanks Roger for his support
• Brexit & Proroguing Parliament
• Letter to Parents of Children at Kings Heath Primary School
• Minister's response to Roger's Adjournment Debate
• Roger's Adjournment Debate- Parental Involvement in Teaching of Equality Act 2010
• Anderton Park School: Roger's Interview with Birmingham Live
• Anderton Park School
• The Brexit Debate
• Roger calls on climate Minister to take action for zero-emissions by 2050
• Campaigners welcome Roger's support for national community energy initiative
• Roger writes to the new Secretary of State for health and social care, Matt Hancock, to question him about the future of the NHS.
• UK Government sneaks out decision to force fracking on local communities
• East Coast rail service renationalised for the third time
• St. George’s Day Greetings.
• Windrush scandal shows appalling lack of care towards people who have made huge contribution to this country
• Roger supports campaign to designate largest marine reserve in the Atlantic
• Offensive material attacking Muslims--please report to police if you receive this
• Class sizes are rising in Birmingham, Hall Green due to lack of funding
• Urgent action required on child poverty after figures show 47.82% of children in Hall Green living in poverty
• Overthrow of Mugabe in Zimbabwe
• Roger calls for fully funded pay rise for public sector workers
• Roger welcomes shadow Chancellor’s stance on PFI
• Schools in Hall Green face cuts of £277,165 per school under Tories
• Thoughts go out to all affected by horrific tragedy at Grenfell Tower
• Roger's statement on the General Election
• Happy St George's Day
• Roger condemns huge increase to tax on solar power
• Terrorist attack on Westminster
• Happy St David's Day
• Greetings to the Irish community on St. Patrick’s Day.
• Roger supports call to help families in problem debt
• UK should not condone Trump by allowing him to make state visit to the UK
• Roger's position on triggering Article 50
• Birmingham MPs write to Chancellor to ask for a fair funding deal for our city
• First budget from the new Chancellor
• The election of Donald Trump may be unappealing – but it’s hardly surprising.
• Roger condemns Cadbury’s refusal to pay corporation tax
• Roger condemns barbaric and inexcusable attacks on Syria
• Roger responds to publication of Chilcot report on the Iraq war
• Roger’s reflections on the aftermath of the referendum
• Roger tables motion condemning attacks on Syrian medical facilities
• Birmingham Balti should be given protected EU food status, says Roger
• Roger's views on the EU referendum
• Government must take action to stop unscrupulous owners running British businesses into the ground for their own gain, says Roger
• Roger opposes Government spending on EU leaflets
• Government must act now on tax dodging, says Roger
• Time for UK to switch to zero-carbon energy sources, says Roger
• Greetings to the Irish community on St. Patrick’s Day
• Happy St David's Day
• Roger backs Brummie Bonds
• Roger’s views on the EU referendum
• Tories hand millions to wealthiest councils – but there’s only cuts for Birmingham
• Roger calls for UK to airdrop food to starving civilians in Syria
• Protect local councils’ right to invest ethically, says Roger
• Happy Chinese New Year!
• Roger supports tougher penalties for dangerous drivers
• Roger calls on UK Government to rethink support for TTIP following lawsuit against American Government for rejecting tar sands pipeline
• Roger calls on Cadbury's to stop dodging corporation tax
• Roger remains opposed to bombing Syria
• Solidarity and sympathy to the people of Paris
• No more cuts to further education, says Roger
• Switch from DLA to PIP is an excuse to slash support for disabled people, warns Roger
• Roger says “Give Jeremy a chance”
• Vote on whether to allow assisted dying on Friday
• Roger welcomes conviction for Libor-fixing and calls for assets of those who committed this fraud to be seized
• Roger calls for reinstatement of Sotheby's workers who protested for Living Wage
• Roger spoke in support of tax credits and the living wage in a debate in the House of Commons on 7 July
• No to austerity for Greece, says Roger
• Roger joins food bank collection drive in Birmingham
• Tax credits help people who work hard for low wages to survive and feed their families. It would be utterly wrong to cut them, says Roger
• DLA recipients will need to reapply for PIP
• Protect women’s right to choose, says Roger
• Royal family must be financially accountable to citizens who pay for their lavish lifestyles, says Roger
• Roger’s thoughts on the election results
• Roger is back in Parliament as MP for Birmingham Hall Green!
• Supreme Court rules that Prince Charles' lobbying letters to Ministers must be made public
• Greetings to the Irish community on St. Patrick’s Day.
• Roger calls on car insurers to stop over-charging Hall Green drivers by £1,665,837
• Bangladesh knock England out of the Cricket World Cup
• Roger congratulates Sotheby’s workers who fought to win Living Wage and better working conditions
• Happy St. David’s Day from Roger
• Trident renewal is an expensive and dangerous waste of resources, says Roger
• Roger calls for an end to costly and damaging NHS privatisation
• Should Ched Evans be allowed to play professional football in the UK? No, says Roger
• Public transport and utilities should be run for public good not private profit, says Roger
• Sanctions against Venezuela would hurt ordinary citizens and isolate the country, says Roger
• Campaign issues for 2015
• Mass murder of children in Pakistan is utterly unjustifiable, says Roger
• UK’s links to torture must be fully investigated and those complicit held to account, says Roger
• Roger speaks in Westminster Hall debate in support of Palestine and says Tel Aviv needs to start listening
• The recent debate on recognising Palestine as a state
• Make CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses to prevent animal cruelty, says Roger
• UK must stop selling weapons to regimes which use them against unarmed civilians, says Roger
• Roger extends greetings to his Hindu constituents as Diwali approaches.
• Roger supports health workers taking strike action
• Roger welcomes Home Office decision to take charge of Passports again
• Roger supports International Day of the Girl Child
• Why are Birmingham taxpayers subsidising Capita via Service Birmingham?
• UK should provide logistical support for attacks on Islamic State in Iraq but should not bomb Syria without a UN mandate, says Roger
• Destruction of Birmingham council’s funding is outrageous and will damage the city, says Roger
• Proceeds of crime to be made available to local police forces for community projects
• Stop selling arms to Israel, says Roger
• Don’t put UK public services up for sale, says Roger
• Roger calls on Foreign Secretary to support sanctions against Israel and end arms exports
• Energy companies continue to squeeze consumers while making huge profits
• Roger backs proposals for double penalty points for drivers caught speaking on a mobile phone while driving.
• Loss of life in Gaza must not be allowed to continue, says Roger
• Roger says “no” to emergency surveillance bill
• Sainsbury’s — taste the indifference?
• Atos backlogs worsened by inability to recruit staff due to widespread loathing of the company by the public
• Death of West Midlands Police Commissioner Bob Jones
• Make work pay enough to live on
• Campaigning against vulture funds
• Roger tables EDM to protest fracking plans
• Roger writes to Minister for Work and Pensions and head of Capita to protest delays in processing PIP payments
• Government have started consulting on fracking under people's houses without their permission
• Roger backs changes for Co-op
• Roger tables EDM to protest delays in processing PIP payments
• Transatlantic trade agreement is a threat to health and sovereignty of UK citizens, says Roger Godsiff MP
• Letters written by Prince Charles to politicians should be made public, says Roger
• Roger welcomes Starbucks decision to move European HQ to UK
• St. George’s Day Greetings from Roger
• Make it more difficult for betting shops to replace local businesses, says Roger
• New Olympic swimming pool for Sparkhill
• Living Wage Campaign success at Birmingham University
• Roger welcomes the publication of Council’s Capita contact.
• Don’t bring back blood sports, says Roger
• Roger joins global call for action to mark World TB Day
• Greetings to the Irish community on St. Patrick’s Day.
• Roger writes to DWP to protest effects of mandatory reconsideration
• Roger calls for indefinite delay in introduction of care.data
• Roger calls for DWP investigation into payments for non-existent ATOS appointments
• Roger asks DWP for answers on people affected by Coalition bedroom tax mess-up in Hall Green
• Roger challenges DEFRA claim of intellectual property rights in dead badgers
• Roger protests against human rights violations in Colombia
• Roger condemns need for food banks in House of Commons debate
• Roger calls for renewed efforts to fight TB after new figures reveal Birmingham Hall Green as an “at risk” area
• Roger calls for Government action on shell companies
• Roger calls on Government to act to protect the rights of women in Afghanistan
• Roger condemns Coalition incompetence and cruelty on benefits
• Roger welcomes Appeal Court decision that Work Capability Assessments disadvantage mentally ill
• Roger supports proposals to introduce a 20mph speed limit on Birmingham’s residential roads
• Roger calls for support for people living with HIV or AIDS to mark World AIDS Day
• Roger signs up to ‘Save Birmingham Badgers from Culling’ campaign
• Roger calls for investigation into political lobbying by the City of London
• Roger supports campaign urging drivers to turn off their phones
• Roger warns constituents about rogue companies failing to carry out Green Deal assessments
• Roger accuses council housing officers of conspiring to withhold damning evidence from ombudsman enquiry.
• Roger condemns “mandatory reconsideration” of ESA claim appeals
• Get rid of the Co-op rotten apples, says Roger
• Roger tables Early Day Motion protesting overuse of sanctions at Sparkhill jobcentre in Birmingham
• Roger speaks out against HS2 in House of Commons debate
• Roger condemns plans to privatise the probation service
• Roger Godsiff MP condemns lack of support available for ambitious jobseekers
• Roger condemns Coalition decision allowing Chinese government to profit from British nuclear power at UK people’s expense
• Roger supports campaign to clamp down on fixed odds betting terminals
• Roger calls for an end to exploitative zero-hours contracts
• Energy prices go up again – “What a surprise”, says Roger
• Roger backs campaign giving voice to people supported by benefits
• Roger signs petition calling on the FCA to take tougher action on payday loans
• Roger signs petition to Theresa May protesting unfair spouse visa rules
• Roger supports action on human trafficking
• Roger writes to Iain Duncan Smith to protest suffering caused by the bedroom tax in Birmingham Hall Green
• Roger condemns blockade of Gaza and calls for increase in aid
• Roger signs petition over death of Daniel Pelka
• Roger calls on the Government to ban Indian Minister with links to sectarian violence from visiting the UK
• Roger calls for Government action on the use of British Overseas Territories as tax havens
• Roger calls on the Prime Minister to improve conditions for Syrian refugees in the UK
• Roger condemns “Rover rip-off”
• Roger finds that surveillance drones are not being used over Birmingham Hall Green
• The BBC Board of Governors is no longer fit for purpose, says Roger
• Roger supports decision by Co-operative stores to remove lads’ mags from sale
• Roger calls for Government action to protect workers on zero-hours contracts
• Roger backs City Council’s stand on banning payday lenders from operating in Birmingham
• Roger welcomes Birmingham college decision to allow students to wear burqa
• Roger protests short sentence for driver involved in death of local girl
• Roger urges local communities to apply for lottery funding to mark First World War centenary
• An absolute mess!! - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill
• Roger opposes military intervention in Syria and calls for increased aid to Syrian refugees
• Roger condemns massacre of peaceful protesters in Egypt
• Go Home Advans repugnant, silly and should end
• Trident Replacement: " A waste of money" says Roger
• Roger says no to fracking and condemns tax breaks for shale gas drilling.
• Roger calls on the Government to end incompetent and unfair Atos assessments
• Roger backs the ‘baby boomer generation’ to get the economy moving
• Withered Meaness - Food banks are not welfare
• A week is a long time in politics....
• Roger opposes Royal Mail and the Post Office privatisation
• HS2 is a vital part of the infrastructure overhaul says Minister for Transport
• Trains don't need toilets - OFFICIAL
• Roger votes for the people to have their say on Europe
• Roger supports a clean energy target
• Family Migration Rules Debate - 21 June 2013
• Roger signs Justice for the 21 e-Petition
• Food banks under sustained pressure as food poverty grows
• Birmingham MP calls for tougher action on those convicted in the Rochdale sex grooming trial
• Roger Godsiff welcomes £5000 Crimestoppers reward for Emma Winnall attack
• Roger opposes 3p increase in Fuel Duty
• On the trading floor
• Supporting the proposal for a judicial inquiry
• Godsiff on Banking. LIBOR (FSA Investigation) Debate
• Roger has signed EDM 391 and is supporting the campaign for mercy to be granted

Policy statements

• Roger's views on HS2
• Roger's views on the UK's relations with the EU following the referendum vote
• Roger's views on Scotland and devolution
• Roger's views on Trident
• Roger's views on immigration

Articles from the newsletter 'Postcard from Parliament'

• Carbon Monoxide - Be Alarmed! says Roger
• Roger urges Birmingham communities to apply for lottery funding to mark the centenary of the First World War
• Chernobyl children lose out on free visas
• Safe Standing Parliamentary Event (11th Dec 2012)
• Roger Opposes the Draft Communications Data Bill
• Roger is supporting the GO20 for communities to adopt the 20mph speed limit
• Give Every Child a Chance - Don’t rush to the English Baccalaureate
• Babar Ahmad and Syed Ahsan – Consular Assistance
• Energy Bill Revolution
• Unions Together
• Dangerous Driving – Roger welcomes the introduction of new offence
• Roger signs EDM 817 on Occupied Palestinian Territories area E1
• UN Vote for Palestinian State is symbolic but necessary
• Roger backs Leveson Report
• Children and Families Bill – More Support, Closer to Home
• Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill – Disabled take another hit!!
• Teachers fear for the profession over Government plans to abolish national pay
• Lousy deal for rail travellers…
• Roger demands urgent investigation into allegations of unjustified benefits sanctions in Birmingham jobcentres
• FCO’s condemnation of new Israeli settlements is welcome but ineffective says Roger
• Provide free school meals for more children living in poverty, says Roger
• Roger calls for quick roll-out of new Meningitis vaccine to avoid preventable deaths
• Roger backs education to increase opportunity
• Roger backs the ‘baby boomer generation’ to get the economy moving
• Time to end the scandal of cold homes that damage health, says Roger
• Youth services should be protected, says Roger
• Roger supports campaign to increase cycling
• Roger is supporting Women-on-Boards
• Marketing on Maternity Wards
• Roger disappointed by High Court bedroom tax ruling
• Trident Replacement: " A complete waste of money" says Roger
• Payday Loans Advice:
• Credit Unions - an alternative to payday loans, says Roger
• Roger calls on the Government to end incompetent and unfair Atos assessments
• Roger condemns Royal Mail sell-off
• Roger says no to fracking and condemns tax breaks for shale gas drilling
• Go Home Advans repugnant and silly
• Roger condemns massacre of peaceful protesters in Egypt
• Roger opposes military intervention in Syria and calls for increased aid to Syrian refugees
• Roger under fire for criticism of the Westminster Nursery
• Advice Agencies under massive pressure as ‘benefits confusion’ grows
• And arrest of Maxwell Diamini...
• Roger intervenes in Ngobeni case
• Roger welcomes news of Telephone Tax removal
• Roger agrees with Bob that W Mids police commissioner should be scrapped
• Roger supports a clean energy target
• Roger votes against the Badger Cull
• Mr Bumble says: Cross your legs!!
• Mr Bumble says: Don’t come a cropper!!
• HS2 costs escalate: “This vanity project has just became a lot more expensive” says Roger
• Mr Bumble says: “It doesn’t collate”
• Roger signs Justice for the 21 e-Petition
• Roger fights Corporation Tax demand on market from HMRC
• 41,000 received food aid in the West Midlands last year
• Roger signs petition to stop the government reclassifying craft as non-creative
• Roger signs petition to stop the Government reducing the minimum wage
• Professor DavinderPal Singh Bhullar
• Shaker Aamer still detained in Guantanamo Bay despite US release clearance
• Council’s should 'fight back' against rising energy bills by negotiating on behalf of residents
• Roger Godsiff condemns HMRC rip-off on premium rate phone lines
• Roger backs call to end prescription charges for long-term conditions
• No Time Added on for Lady T
• Roger votes for the people to have their say on Europe
• Family Visit Visa –Appeal Rights Removed
• Redefinition of Marriage – Roger votes “No” at Third Reading
• Lousy deal for rail travellers.... cont
• Communications Data Bill – redrafted
• The Bee Cause
• Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Sanctions and Universal Jobmatch
• Roger signs Early Day Motion 842 which urges and fair deal for Birmingham Council Tax payers
• Roger Godsiff MP urges Birmingham Hall Green residents, particularly Hajj & Umrah travellers, to pack peace of mind when booking overseas trips
• Roger backs recognition of Bangla as an official language of the United Nations
• Now we are cooking!!
• Scrap Metal Dealers Bill to become law
• Cuts target the poor and disabled
• DWP backs down over sanctions and Universal Jobmatch
• Working for no wages unlawful – Judges find in favour of Cait Reilly but Coalition rushes law to stop workfare payouts
• Roger is supporting the CutTaxTo10p campaign
• Chernobyl children lose out on free visas
• Safe Standing Parliamentary Event (11th Dec 2012)
• Roger Opposes the Draft Communications Data Bill
• Roger is supporting the GO20 for communities to adopt the 20mph speed limit
• Give Every Child a Chance - Don’t rush to the English Baccalaureate
• Babar Ahmad and Syed Ahsan – Consular Assistance
• “Unions Together” campaign
• £65m to Support Free Advice as Budgets are Slashed. “This could be a Perfect Storm and it’s heading in the Government’s direction” says Roger.
• Roger calls for a: “little less judgement and a bit more humanity” in the cases of extradited Britains, Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan.
• Settler Destruction of Palestinian Olive Groves – FCO response
• Children and Families Bill - ‘Provide Local Principle’
• Problems with faulty goods:
• Citizens Advice Consumer Service
• Save on your energy and water bills
• Buying on the Doorstep – Consumer Advice
• Professional Begging
• Freeze Business Rates
• Stop Dangerous Drivers
• Stop the 3p Petrol Tax
• Vandalism on buses in Birmingham
• Kraft – or just krafty?
• Starbucks – doing you a favour by not making any money out of UK!!
• Roger Opposes Changes in Public Pensions
• Roger calls for suspension of Atos assessments. “It’s just a benefits grab that destroy’s lives” he says.
• Citizen Kahn – BBC’s D-G Response
• Post Office Ltd Wins DVLA Contract
• Roger welcomes Gaza ceasefire
• Inclusive Rembrance Services
• Birmingham MP calls for Director of Housing to resign over alleged cover-up
• Aston Villa back campaign to bring back standing areas
• Early Day Motions on Football
• Cannon Hill is blooming!!
• Gingerbread campaign
• HS2 Decision is Sheer Lunacy and an Insult to Rail Travellers
• Break the Bag Habit campaign
• Execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana
• Birmingham City Council will utilise the full £6.1m Discretionary Social Fund grant from the Government to support vulnerable people in crisis
• Occupied Palestinian Territories, Silwan – Latest Update from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• The New Code of Practice for Parking on Private Land
• Obama or Romney – or does it matter?
• Roger Godsiff talks about his support for speech and language therapy
• Godsiff not in favour of changes to the Abortion Law
• The Savile Affair: Sordid, sickening and getting worse by the day!!
• Roger Godsiff condemns rip off energy companies
• How to appeal the decision of an Atos medical in Birmingham:
• News from the Welfare Front
• Roger votes against the Badger Cull
• Roger criticises delay in the announcement of DVLA deal: “The uncertainty is hurting Post offices” he says
• Working for no wages unlawful – Judges find in favour of Cait Reilly but Coalition rushes law to stop workfare payouts
• On a recent Today Programme David Bennett

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