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The House voted on the Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023. New UK legislation will be required to implement some of the Framework, for example amending the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to implement the “Stormont Brake”. The Government announced that it would introduce secondary legislation to implement the Stormont Brake in the form of a
On Tuesday 21 March, at the end of the final day of the Budget debate, the House was asked to agree the Budget resolutions.
There were two votes.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer set out the Government's Budget on 15 March 2023. The Budget was followed by four days of debate on the Budget Resolutions. Each day of debate covers a different policy area. I made a speech to the House on Tuesday 21 March 2023. Here is my speech:
I attended a meeting with Parliamentarians from Ukraine on 14 March 2023. The meeting was chaired by John Howell MP (Henley) under the auspices of the Council of Europe. We discussed possible crimes of aggression by Russia.
After a campaign and lobbying the Government since 2014, I am delighted to see that the Walsall Urgent and Emergency care centre is open. The new two-storey development at Walsall Manor Hospital will significantly improve emergency care facilities and capacity, and it will offer almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
I visited IKEA Birmingham in Wednesbury on Friday 17 March 2023 to meet Deputy Market Manager Viraj Desai and Deputy Store Sales Manager Marek Krol. IKEA and its national charity partner, Shelter, launched 'Real Life Roomsets' to raise awareness of the housing emergency in the UK. The campaign highlights the real living conditions of those
At FCDO Questions I asked a question to the Minister about British Nationals Morad Tahbaz and Mehran Raoof who are still detained in Iran. I asked the Minister:
"British Nationals Morad Tahbaz and Mehran Raoof still remain incarcerated in Iran. What is the Foreign Secretary going to do to bring them home?"
The House voted on amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill. Its purpose is to prevent and deter unlawful migration, and in particular migration by unsafe and illegal routes, by requiring the removal from the United Kingdom of certain persons who enter or arrive in the United Kingdom in breach of immigration control.