2019

I responded to a further business on Thursday 28 March 2019. Below is my speech in full:

The Government is still yet to appoint a new Minister for Disabled People. There has been a high turnover of Ministers – seven since 2010. 13.9 million disabled people in the UK need a Minister who will champion their needs.

I attended an event on 27 March 2019 in the House of Commons with the High Commissioner for Bangladesh which celebrated the 48th anniversary of the Independence of Bangladesh. The 26 March marks the anniversary of the day in 1971 that the country declared independence from Pakistan.

Below is how I voted in the indicative votes on various Brexit-related motions on Wednesday 27 March 2019:

On 25 March 2019 Parliament voted by a majority of 27 votes (Ayes: 327, Noes: 300) to support an amendment brought by Sir Oliver Letwin MP to hold a series of indicative votes on 27 March 2019. The Government sought to block indicative votes on 27 March 2019 and was again defeated, this time by a majority of 44 (Ayes: 331, Noes: 287). I voted in favour of indicative votes owing to the Government’s failure to seek consensus across Parliament on a way forward.