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The Opposition Day debate took place on Tuesday 23 May 2023 and the topics were Leasehold Reform and School Building Safety.

On the Anniversary Day I signed the book and I hope peace will come to this beautiful country

I attended an event in the Jubilee Room on 16 May 2023 to find out about the campaign for a new due diligence law to protect human rights and the environment .

I was a member of the Committee that scrutinised the Statutory Instrument,(SI)  The Houses in Multiple Occupation ( Asylum Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023. This piece of legislation has been rushed through and whilst I made an intervention to seek clarity, from the Minister, she failed to take other interventions. These are a mechanism whereby questions can be raised on the legislation and Ministers can clarify the legislation. 

As a result of a sensitive case I wanted to raise with the Minister, the conflict between the Government’s policy of deporting people who have been convicted of a serious crime and making sure victims come first in the Criminal Justice system.  I applied for and was granted a debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 9 May 2023. The title of the debate was: That the House has considered victims’ and offenders’ rights in the criminal justice system. Here is my speech in full: