Granting the use of Sheffield for company names is an important quality control process that protects Sheffield's reputation for high quality products and services.  It is misguided to see it as 'red tape' and I'm concerned that scrapping this protection could lead to companies with no links to Sheffield using our city's name. The Business Secretary needs to listen to the views of Sheffield business and ensure that our city's name and reputation for high quality is protected.

If Ministers want to help businesses in Sheffield they should be investing to create new jobs and growth, instead of looking to undermine their reputation.

You can find details of the consultation here, and the Star had an excellent article on this issue last week.

As with Europe, the issue of gay rights has been lost in the bitter in-fighting that is tearing the Tories apart. And along with inflammatory talk on immigration, too many of their MPs think these issues will shore up their vote as we head towards the next General Election. They seem intent on re-building their image as what Theresa May described as "the nasty party", and with their extraordinary hostility to their most successful leader in a generation, it's no wonder that one of David Cameron's allies has apparently described their activists as "mad swivel-eyed loons". The bad news for Cameron is that it's not just the activists; he's increasingly surrounded in his Parliamentary Party and even in the Cabinet by those who would bring him down.

This week I'll be deciding the subject for my Private Members Bill. I came second in last week's ballot for the chance to put legislation before Parliament, which was a huge surprise as I never win raffles!  It's an opportunity that rarely comes along and I've been pleased to hear views from constituents; there's so much I'd like to do, but I'll be consulting over the next few days and will narrow my choice to one topic before the end of the week. I've also been drawn for Justice Questions on Tuesday; I'm quite a way down the list, but if called will be pressing on Government plans for the Probation Service on which I recently spoke in a Parliamentary debate.

Also this week, the Business Innovation and Skills Committee starts our inquiry into the UK Retail Sector. I've a meeting of Labour For Democracy, a group promoting a more pluralist approach to politics, of which I'm Chair. I'll be meeting Irwin Mitchell Solicitors to discuss concerns over the Government proposals for compensation of mesothelioma victims, attending the All-Party Group on Kashmir, of which I'm a member, meeting representatives of the University and College Union, catching up with the Westminster correspondent of the Yorkshire Post and I'm also hoping to get along to a TUC event with the economist Robert Reich.

The collapse of Cameron's leadership is demonstrated as much by what's not in the Queen's Speech as by what is. I'm speaking in today's debate on health issues, and will be challenging Cameron's capitulation to the big tobacco companies on the introduction of plain cigarette packaging - to reduce the number of children taking up smoking. Cameron had said that his Government would introduce the measure, already in place in Australia and being planned across Europe, but has given in to the tobacco giants, who want to keep their profits at the expense of our children's health. 

On Tuesday, I'm looking forward to welcoming a delegation from Sheffield, led by our two Bishops and Council Leader Julie Dore. Together, we're presenting the 'Fair Deal for Sheffield' petition to 10 Downing Street. Signed by thousands of Sheffielders, it makes the case for the Government to distribute funding fairly and end the current policies that are hitting Sheffield much harder than the wealthier parts of the country. I've also been drawn for Treasury Questions and will be challenging the Chancellor on the issue.

Also this week, I'll be representing the All-Party Group on Motor Neurone Disease, of which I'm Vice-Chair, at a meeting to discuss the impact of the NHS changes on medical research, and I'll be supporting an event on Coeliac Disease awareness. I'll also be at a meeting with colleagues from Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, to discuss future European funding for our region. I've a meeting of the Unite Parliamentary Group and another with the GMB General Secretary, two unions with which I work closely. Other commitments for the week include an event supporting the work of the Heritage Lottery Fund, a meeting with BT to press concerns of constituents on superfast broadband, and a briefing on Liberia following an approach from another constituent.

Back in Sheffield on Friday, I'll be visiting Numill Limited, a local tool and engineering firm, catching up with the Chief Executive of Sheffield Wildlife Trust, meeting on Legal Aid changes and seeing constituents. I've also a meeting with local Councillors from across the constituency and then, in the evening, will be reporting back to my monthly Constituency Labour Party meeting. Although I can't be there, I've sent a message of support to the local event to mark International Day of Action against Homophobia.

Amid the pomp and ceremony of the State Opening, there's obviously an important political purpose. In the Queen's Speech, the Government will set out their legislative programme for the forthcoming session of Parliament. The central question is what they will be proposing to stimulate the flat-lining economy, but despite the huge pressure for a fresh approach all the signs are that it will be more of the same. Labour's alternative approach to get the economy moving, build homes and create jobs has been set out by Ed Miliband. Among the other issues I'll be looking out for is whether they've put the profits of the big tobacco companies before people's health by dropping plans for plain cigarette packaging. 

I'll also be attending a briefing organised by the All-Party Group on Somalia and Somaliland, linked to the conference taking place in London this week, meeting with the Motor Neurone Disease Association to discuss research needs, supporting the Youth Employment Convention, and opening an event organised Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Labour Movement for Europe and the Socialist Health Association on the future of European health systems with German MP Karl Lauterbach who is the SPD's spokesperson on health policy.

Coincidentally, I'll the be heading back to Sheffield on Thursday afternoon to welcome another German MP - my opposite number, Axel Schaefer, who represents our twin city of Bochum and is Deputy Leader of the German Social Democrats - to Sheffield. My office has organised a programme for Axel and a delegation from Bochum to get an overview of the city and meet with business and political leaders - and on Thursday evening we're holding a dinner at Sheffield College to celebrate Europe Day and raise funds for Sheffield Children's Hospital. The visit runs over the weekend, but I'll still be holding one of my regular open surgeries on Saturday morning.

I'm delighted FURD now has a permanent home at the U-Mix centre and the way they've approached the project exemplifies what they're all about. They brought together and supported a great group of young people from across the local community to design a centre that would really meet local needs. I was proud to speak out for them in Parliament when the funding was threatened in 2010 and at the launch I paid tribute to the persistence and commitment of the staff, volunteers and young people who've made the U-Mix Centre a reality.

I was especially pleased that FURD received funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner to support their work, and it was great to see Shaun Wright at the opening, along with my predecessor Richard Caborn and Meg Munn MP.

The £2.6m project was partly-funded by the Football Foundation after FURD worked in partnership with the Sheffield and Hallamshire FA to secure a £350,000 grant from the Foundation. The fantastic facilities in the new community building include: a library, an office, three meeting rooms, a training room, an activities room, a kitchen, as well as a dance studio, gymnasium, a home for the Arthur Wharton Archive, a performing arts room, two dual gender team changing rooms, two match officials changing rooms and a new artificial grass pitch. The new pitch will be used for mini-soccer, small-sided football and football training for local junior and adult clubs such as Sharrow United FC, Heeley JFC, Soccer Pumas FC and the Africa Dream Team, as well as being used for taster sessions and training for prospective coaches.

You can find out more about FURD's work to combat racism and increase understanding between different communities at http://www.furd.org/ 

Tuesday kicks off with a breakfast meeting of the All-Party Universities Group, of which I'm Secretary, considering the impact of Government policy on part-time students. There's been a 40% drop in the number of people applying for part-time courses over the last two years, undermining an important route into higher education for those who missed out on the opportunity at school. I'll then be going on to a meeting of the Business Innovation and Skills Select Committee, at which we'll be considering the reports on two of our recent inquiries -  into UK Equity Markets and the Progress of Local Enterprise Partnerships.

Wednesday also starts on a universities theme - with a Higher Education Policy Institute seminar on 'New Ways of Doing things - opening up HE Higher Education in the age of austerity', following which I'll be welcoming students from the University of Sheffield Politics Society to Parliament.  Later I'll be going to a meeting by Chernobyl Children's Lifeline, a charity that brings second-generation children still affected by the Chernobyl disaster to the UK for respite breaks.  As well as other meetings during the week, I'll be doing a couple of market research interviews to raise funds for local charities.

But away from the cameras, Parliament will get on as normal this week. Today I'm on a Committee considering an EU draft directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and meeting with the Open University.  Tomorrow kicks off with a breakfast meeting that I'm hosting for Universities UK on 'international students and international competition' with a former Australian Higher Education Minister as guest speaker. Then it's on to the Business Innovation and Skills Committee, for the first hearing in a new inquiry into the Government's proposals for Open Access to academic research. 

Later on Tuesday, I'll be in the Chamber for the start of the debate on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, for which I was a Committee member. I'll be taking time out to go to the Backbench Business Committee to argue for a debate on the floor of the Commons for a change of international students. I'm also hoping to fit in an event for the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust before going on to host an event for the University Alliance, celebrating work promoting entrepreneurship. Other meetings this week include the AGM of the All-Party Group on Motor Neurone Disease (of which I'm Vice-Chair), a visit from a South African NUM leader, and a discussion with Unite.

I'll be heading back to Sheffield following the afternoon votes on Thursday in time for the 'Made in Sheffield' dinner as part of the Global Manufacturing Festival, now in its third year and doing a great job promoting city manufacturing. On Friday I'll be visiting Pipworth School, meeting the University of Sheffield's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, catching up with the students' union officers at Sheffield Hallam University, and attending the 'topping-out' ceremony for the new University Technical College on Shoreham Street.

I'll be speaking to the Conference about why we need to campaign for a better undergraduate funding system. A system that doesn't marketise higher education, that doesn't put off part-time and mature students, that doesn't force students to have study in their home town because of cost and one which doesn't burden students with debt - but provides for a fair contribution based on what graduates earn after university, not what they have to pay to get their education. I'll also be speaking up for further and higher education as a public good, and not as something which is simply something about enhancing the earnings of individuals; why we need a new system of postgraduate funding ; and why the Government must change its policy on international students (something I've been campaigning on for over two years). Prior to the Conference I was interviewed by NUS for the Conference Magazine about my background and views on higher education. You can read the interview here 

I'll also be meeting with the Director of the new Sheffield Institute for International Development, which is based at Sheffield University, to discuss their work. I'm also meeting with Bishop John Rawsthorne, the Bishop of Hallam; visiting Zest who do brilliant work in Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe and Walkley; meeting with Sharrow's Community Organiser team; and speaking at the Working Capital Conference at St Marys on Friday which will bring together social enterprises across Yorkshire to discuss social investment. 

One of the things I'm most looking forward to this week is the official opening of the new U-Mix centre at Lowfields. The U-Mix Centre is the new base for the internationally-recognised Football Unites Racism Divides organisation, who have campaigned against racism in football since 1995 and do fantastic work with young people in and around Sharrow. I was delighted that FURD recently received funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner to support their work and I'm looking forward to celebrating their new building with them on Friday.

On Saturday morning I have one of my regular constituency surgeries at my office between 9.30-10.30am where constituents can come and talk to me about any issues. You can book an appointment by ringing my office on 0114 272 2882.