The Financial Bill was debated and voted on in a Committee of the whole House on 10 and 11 December 2024. A number of proposed amendments were debated, and the following clauses were voted on:

New clause 5

The Bill as introduced stated in section 8 that from 6 April 2025, the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rate

On Tuesday 10 December 2024 the House voted to approve a number of pieces of delegated legislation:

Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Addition of Relevant Enactments) Regulations 2024, which were introduced to the House on 31 October.





These Regulations expand the list of "relevant enactments" under sections 13 to 17 of the Financial Services

To celebrate International Human Rights Day which falls on 10 December 2024, I attended Amnesty International’s Annual Human Rights Day Reception in Parliament.
I joined other Members of Parliament, staff and campaigners from Amnesty International to celebrate historic human rights achievements.
I was delighted to catch up with Anoosheh Ashoori whose incarceration I raised every week in

The Publishers Association held a drop in on 10 December 2024. Members of Parliament were asked to raise the importance of reading in our constituencies. The APPG on Publishing held an evidence session to find out why reading for pleasure has dropped.

I have asked the Secretary of State for Education if she will make a

As a member  of the Panel of Chairs, I chaired the delegated legislation committee on the The Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Addition of Relevant Enactments) Regulations 2024 on 9 December 2024.

This statutory instrument aims to  update the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 by adding specific laws to a list that can

This year, 2024, is the 30th anniversary of the FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK, and the Fairtrade Foundation has been celebrating the achievements of the movement with innovative events and campaigns throughout the year.

It was a pleasure to attend the Fairtrade Christmas Reception at Parliament on 4 December 2024 to learn about the Foundation's work

I spoke to Martin Williams, pictured with me, the associate director of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors at their 'Christmas Drive-Thru' drop-in' event on 3 December 2024.

There are 640 wholesalers who are members of the FWD they supply food to schools, hospitals, prisons, care homes, shops and pubs  providing a link between large food and

I visited the first Christmas Fair which was held at Beechdale, in Birchalls Leamore. these were some for he stalls at the fair. I bought a hand made crochet toy. The Frank Harrison Community Centre was well attended. And there were many stalls, including face painting.