2023

I attended a Winter Reception hosted by the All Party Writers Group in Parliament on Tuesday 5 December 2023 where the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) introduced a report to be published in 2024 that found earnings from freelance journalism have stagnated over the past five years. The APPG discussed the need for a Freelancer

The UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) took place on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 December 2023 in London. The PPA is a delegation of UK members of both Houses and a Delegation of Members of the European Parliament. The PPA was established under the terms of the 2021 Trade and Co-operation Agreement and acts as

The House debated and voted on the Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 on Monday 4 December 2023.  The statutory instrument provides the car-making industry with certainty as it invests in the transition to zero-emission vehicles ahead of the Government’s commitment to end the sale of new non-zero-emission vehicles, cars and vans in 2035.

On Monday 4 December 2023, the House debated and voted on the New Clause 27 of the Victims and Prisoners Bill which would require the Government to establish a body to administer compensation to victims and affected partners of the Infected Blood Scandal within 3 months of the Bill becoming law.    I signed the

The Victims and Prisoners Bill had its Report stage and 3rd Reading debated on Monday 4 December 2023 following its 1st and 2nd Reading on 8 November 2023.  The Bill makes provisions about victims of criminal conduct and others affected by criminal conduct; about the appointment and functions of individuals to act as independent public