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The government has conceded that its planning and energy policies are sending contradictory signals to councils, after Barry called out this incoherence in June.

I am deeply concerned about the threatened closure of the Brent Sickle Cell Advisory Support Service (BSCASS). 

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Today is the beginning of opportunity. I congratulate all the students in Brent receiving their GCSE results today. Students, parents and teachers have once again shown that good results are the product of hard work and commitment. I hope that all those who have supported these young people are proud of their achievements. In particular, I want to thank our teachers whose professionalism in a constantly changing education environment has been superb.

I have recently received a number of emails, calls and letters regarding the letter sent by the head teacher of Michaela Community School to the parents of children whose school dinner payments were overdue. Although the school itself is not within my constituency, a number of my constituents do attend the school.

On his appointment to additional Shadow Cabinet portfolios today, Barry Gardiner said:

"I am delighted to have been appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade, Europe, Energy & Climate Change and look forward to working closely with the Shadow Foreign Secretary and the Shadow Secretary of State for Business. In this post referendum era where Britain has been overtaken by France, pushing us down from fifth to the sixth largest economy in the world, it has never been more important to re-establish the international standing of the United Kingdom. I will be putting out a strong message that the UK must become the best place for investors who understand that future growth lies in building a sustainable, low carbon economy"

In response to Theresa May’s decision to abolish the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Labour’s Barry Gardiner said:

Barry has paid tribute to Jo Cox, the MP who was murdered on Thursday. 

On Thursday, 23^rd June 2017 the British public have the opportunity to determine the future of the United Kingdom and whether or not we play a part in the future of Europe. This may well be the most important vote that many of us will face in our lifetime and will, undoubtedly, have a profound impact on future generations.

Many of my constituents will not yet have decided how they intend to vote or may not have had an opportunity to consider the arguments for and against remaining in the European Union. With this in mind, I will be holding a public meeting to allow residents of Brent North¹ to question me and so that I can listen to their views before any such vote.

Barry chaired the panel at a parliamentary event on “The threat to bees from pesticides”.