2022 May

Aisha Mosque and the Union of Muslim Organisations held a dinner at the Badshah Palace for NHS workers on Thursday 26 May 2022 to thank them for all their work during the pandemic

The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill would introduce mandatory security requirements for devices which can connect to the internet, sometimes known as smart devices or the ‘Internet of Things’, and make changes to the electronic communications code which governs the rights of telecoms companies to install infrastructure on land. The Bill had its Report Stage and Third Reading on Wednesday 25 May 2022., having been carried over from the previous Parliamentary session.

The Report by Sue Gray into alleged rule-breaking events at 10 Downing Street during the covid-19 lockdowns was published on Wednesday 25 May 2022. The Prime Minister made a statement to the House about the Report after Prime Minister’s Questions. 

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill proposes to end legal proceedings concerning Troubles-related conduct and provide conditional immunity from prosecution for those who cooperate with investigations conducted by a newly established Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery. On 25 May 2022 I voted on the Bill at Second Reading. 

Microplastics are fibres 5mm or smaller which are shed from clothing when worn or put in the laundry, both natural and synthetic. When these microplastics are washed into oceans and rivers they enter the human food chain. On Tuesday 24 May 2022 I attended an event in Parliament on Textiles and the Environment hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microplastics, where I met with representatives from the Women’s Institute and researchers from the University of Plymouth to discuss the campaign to “End the Plastic Soup”.