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The House sat on Friday 29 November 2024 to debate and vote on the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. I was hoping to speak in the debate but I was not called. I thought it was important to let you know what I was going to say and my

It was great to drop into  the Libraries for Primaries Event held by the Libraries Literacy Trust on the Thursday 28 November 2024.  Moreland Primary School pupils were present to speak about how they have benefited from Libraries for Primaries and  what the new library means to them. Chief Executive CBE Jonathan Douglas spoke “About

I attended the APPG for British Sikhs in conjunction with The Sikh Network and the Sikh Federation (UK) event to take part in the 8th Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab celebrations on Tuesday 26 November 2024 . Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab (birthday) celebration is a unique opportunity to share his universal message of

On 26 November 2024, I chaired an Evidence session of the Bill. We heard from Allen Simpson, deputy CEO UKHospitality, Neil Carberry, CEO, Recruitment & Employment Confed. Jamie Cater, Make UK, Jim Bligh, director, Food and Drink Federation; Gemma Griffin, VP global crewing DFDS, Martyn Gray, Director for Nautilus International, Mick Lynch, Gen Secretary, RMT.