«Following the 2015 election, the chair
of the all - party group, Stephen Lloyd, was not
re-elected as an MP, and so,
as vice-chair
of the Group, I called an AGM for the group on 1stJuly, and informed all officers
of the group who served in the last
parliament,
as well
as all other MPs and
members of the House
of Lords, in accordance with the strict parliamentary requirements for publishing proper notice
of such meetings.
«Although my current state
of health will prevent me from playing an energetic part in the election campaign, I am confident that if I am
re-elected I will be able to resume my duties
as member of parliament with renewed vigour within a very few months,» he wrote.