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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
In December 2021 there were reports in the media of cuts to the number of staff at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and earlier this month the Government announced that 91,000 jobs will be lost across the Civil Service. On Tuesday 24 May 2022 I led a debate in Westminster Hall on funding levels for diplomatic
The Public Order Bill would offer new powers for the policing of protests in England and Wales. The Bill received its Second Reading in the House on Monday 23 May 2022.
Six days of debate on the Government's legislative agenda for the year ahead, as set out in the Queen's Speech, concluded on Wednesday 18 May 2022. A vote was held on the following Humble Address presented to Her Majesty the Queen:
On Wednesday 18 May 2022, the Minister for Justice and Tackling Illegal Immigration made a statement to the House on Foreign National Offender Removal Flights.
I was delighted to meet Anoosheh Ashoori and his family on Tuesday 17 May 2022 at a Reception for Anoosheh at Speaker's House organised by Janet Daby MP with the kind permission of Mr Speaker who presented Anoosheh with an original encaustic tile from the House of Commons which has been "walked on" by MPs
In my speech in the Queen's Speech debate I called for the introduction of a windfall tax to ease the cost of living crisis. On Tuesday 17 May I voted on an amendment to the Queen's Speech tabled by HM Opposition: "At end add 'but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to announce a windfall
On Tuesday 17 May 2022 I spoke in the debate on the Queen's Speech. The Government's legislative programme for the year ahead is set out in the Queen's Speech. This year, 38 prospective pieces of legislation have been outlined.