Member of Parliament Update

Mauritanian Justice Minister Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Biyyah said that the Public Prosecution has submitted a request to the National Assembly to lift the immunity of two female members of parliament, without mentioning their names. The two women are: Mariam Mint Cheikh and Qamou Ashour, from the parliamentary group affiliated with the Sawab Party. The Minister said that as soon as the Public Prosecution receives the decision to lift immunity, it wi…

Member of Parliament Update

While Parliament is in recess, I’ve been busy working hard for our community and our country. In the last few weeks we’ve seen major decisions by the government to back British industry and support home-grown manufacturing. I was delighted that the Labour government agreed a major £300m deal for Hitachi Rail in Newton Aycliffe. I welcomed Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander MP, back to Aycliffe to announce the deal between Hitachi,…