North London Hospice Wood Green Shop

It was a pleasure to cut the ribbon at North London Hospice’s brand new shop in Wood Green today.

Accompanied by a Living Well Centre, this new space will allow North London Hospice to continue their life changing work supporting local families and delivering wellbeing services directly to the community.

If you’re in the area, head down to The Mall to visit them!

Tesco Wood Green

This morning, I had the pleasure of visiting Tesco in Wood Green to meet Omar and Himat! I got to see their Winter Food Collection in action, supporting vulnerable communities here in Southgate and Wood Green.

FareShare are collecting donations in Tesco stores from today until Saturday, before the food is distributed to their network of over 8,000 charities!

Read more about the Winter Food Collection here: Tesco Food Collection – FareShare

Well done all!

Prostate Cancer Screening

Please see below a letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care that I have signed calling for targeted prostate cancer screening for those with the highest risk and an end to the delays that are costing men their lives.

Arnos Grove Post Office 10 Year Celebration

I attended a wonderful celebration today at Arnos Grove Post Office to mark 10 years of Murtaza and Erdal Gok as postmasters.

They truly go the extra mile for our community and I was very pleased to thank them for all they do. If you’re in the area, pop in to see Murtaza and Erdal!

Visit to Palmers Green Post Office

This morning, I visited my local post office to see Perry, the postmaster. It was great to catch up, and discuss the valuable contribution post offices make to our community and the range of services they can offer.

The Government are currently considering the important feedback from their ‘Future of the Post Office’ consultation and I look forward to reading the response. You can keep updated with this here.

Application for MERKUR Slots at the old Southgate Circus NatWest site

Please see the letter I sent below relaying the concerns of my constituents on the application for MERKUR Slots at Ground Floor, 12 The Broadway, Southgate Circus.

Visit to North Middlesex University Hospital

It was wonderful to visit North Middlesex University Hospital on the 8th of August and meet the fantastic staff working hard to deliver the best care for patients.

I was pleased to see the Evan Nathan Smith unit up and running, as well as meet the passionate staff who treat sickle cell and thalassaemia patients. It was also great to visit the amazing maternity unit and learn more about vital research into improving black health outcomes.

Thank you to Nnenna and all of the staff at North Middlesex Hospital!

Students from Gaza

Please see below the letter to the Prime Minister that I have signed to call for safe evacuation routes for Gazan students with scholarships in the UK.

Recognition of Palestine

Please see below the letter I have signed to the Prime Minister calling for the recognition of a Palestinian state.

Health and Social Care Questions

This week, I asked the Minister for Public Health and Prevention if targets for cancer diagnosis, referral, and treatment will be prioritised in the National Cancer Plan.

Listen to her response below, or read her response here.