Edward has joined people living with arthritis at an event in Parliament organised by arthritis charity ‘Versus Arthritis’.

Bereaved parents will no longer have to pay the cost of their child’s burial or cremation after Edward, in his capacity as a Justice Minister, signed the legal instrument to set up the Children’s Funeral Fund for England today, with the Fund due to come in to effect next month.

Edward has paid a visit to the team from ‘Beat’ when they visited the Ministry of Justice with a ‘pop-up’ information desk, giving staff and visitors to the department the opportunity to get more information about eating disorders, and the support that is available.

Edward has attended an event in Parliament run by the charity Guide Dogs to raise awareness of discrimination against guide dog owners. He heard from guide dog owners about the impact of being turned away by businesses because of their dog.

Edward has joined other MPs and Peers to meet with Cats Protection, the UK’s leading cat charity which helps over 200,000 cats every year, at its annual event in Parliament to celebrate the charity’s work, and discuss its current campaigns.

Edward has been presented with Beat’s ‘Parliamentarian of the Year Award’ at an awards ceremony in London.

The Award is given to the Member of Parliament who has done the most to improve services for people with eating disorders, raised awareness and championed the issue in Parliament.

The Prime Minister has asked Edward to join the Government, appointing him as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

In advance of Drowning Prevention Week 2018, Edward has met with the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), the drowning prevention charity and leading provider of water safety education, to hear about their work & campaigns to help keep people safe around water, and prevent drowning.

Edward has met with supporters of the charity Guide Dogs in Parliament to get a further update on the charity's campaign to tackle pavement parking, and to express his continued support for the charity's work to ensure that blind and partially-sighted people can get along a pavement free from dan

Edward has joined representatives of the British Red Cross and Aviva to meet volunteers and support their new scheme called community Reserve Volunteers, which will create a national network of people ready to help in a local emergency.