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This week marks UK Parliament Week, where schools all around the country can get involved with activities to find out more about what Parliament does.

Mark Eastwood has laid wreaths to commemorate the fallen at services in Mirfield and Dewsbury Town Centre and was joined by local councillors, veterans and the local community at both services.

On Friday 4 November, in my role as Trade Envoy to Pakistan, I welcomed the Pakistan High Commissioner to the constituency to meet with the Vice Chancellor of Huddersfield University, Bob Cryan.

Mark Eastwood MP has attended the opening ceremony for the House of Commons constituency Garden of Remembrance.

In the moving ceremony Mark paid his respects on behalf of the people of Dewsbury, Mirfield, Kirkburton and Denby Dale and laid a Remembrance cross.

Mark Eastwood today hosted the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, Michelle Donelan to Mirfield, visiting the West Yorkshire Print Workshop. The visit was to congratulate the team on securing investment through the Arts Council’s National Portfolio Investment Funding.

Mark Eastwood has joined his Constituency Office team out on the streets of Dewsbury to chat to locals about their issues and views.

Mark Eastwood has asked Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about issues surrounding road safety outside schools, after pleas from Year 3 and 6 pupils at Boothroyd Academy in Dewsbury.

Mark Eastwood MP has met with The Royal British Legion (RBL) at Westminster to hear about welfare support for the Armed Forces community ahead of the 2022 Poppy Appeal.

Last Friday, I gave a warm Dewsbury welcome to Turkish consular general Seyfi Onur Sayin.

We visited several local businesses that have an interest in exports to Turkey to enhance their growth.

I very much enjoyed visiting Dewsbury Community Choir this week. They have improved so much since I last saw their rehearsals and I'm looking forward to attending more performances in future.