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I was delighted to take part in the procession to celebrate Vaisakhi. We processed from the Gurdwara in Caldmore to the Gurdwara in Pleck. There was a huge crowd of the Sikh community, more than last year, who took part. It was good to see the values of kindness tolerance and generosity as food and
I have added my name to this letter of cross-party Parliamentarians on famine in Gaza, demanding that Israel stops using starvation as a weapon of war, demanding the restoration of UK funds to UNRWA and on the UK government to put pressure on Israel as it continues to block full access of humanitarian aid into
I have signed the cross-party letter calling on the government to immediately suspend arms sales to Israel. The letter was signed by 135 parliamentarians, from parties across the political spectrum.
The Women's Institute have today produced and published on 26 March 2024 an important report on "Understanding the Experiences of Autistic and ADHD women.
I spoke to Pippa Simov about her experience. There is an under diagnosis. Between 150,000 and 500,000 people aged 20 to 49 years old may be autistic but undiagnosed. Between 250,000 and
There was a reception hosted by the Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP on the 20 March 2024 for the Speaker of the Republic of Korea Kim Jin-Pyo and members of the Korean parliamentary delegation. It was good to exchange views. The Ambassador to the UK was also present.
On Tuesday 19 March 2024 the House of Commons considered the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill. In July 2023, the UK formally agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an Asia-Pacific trade bloc of 11 other countries: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New
I was pleased to meet a delegation form the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo on Monday 19 March 2024. In the delegation was Ms Arbereshe Kryeziu Hyseni MP Chair of the Foreign Affairs ands Diaspora Committee, other members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ms Time Kadrija MP; Ms Fitore Pacolli Dalipi MP and Mr
On Monday 18 March 2024 the House of Commons considered the Lords Amendments to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. I supported all ten amendments, which were all defeated. The Bill will now return to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. It has recently been reported that the removal of the first 300
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