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Here you can read the eNews for April 2026
The Prorogation of Parliament is the end of a Session and this session ran from July 2024 to April 2026. The Commons is summoned to the Lords where the leader of the Lords reads out the Government's end of session report and the remainder of the Bills which were passing between the Lords and Commons
International Workers' Memorial Day takes place on 28 April every year. It is a day to remember all those poeple who went to work and never came home. It honours everyone who has died simply in the course of and as a result of doing their job.
Around the world more people die at work then
The Vaisakhi procession this year took place on Sunday 26 April 2026. We were joined this year by the Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority Richard Parker and the Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster. This year there were additional stops: The Indian Muslim Association presented flowers to honour the holy book ( (below top
I chaired the First Delegated Legislation Committee on 27 April 2026, the draft Vaping Duty Stamps (Requirements, Reviews and Appeals) Regulations 2026.
This Statutory Instrument sets out the administrative requirements that businesses must follow when using duty stamps. Duty stamps are highly secure labels with physical and digital features which verify that duty has been paid.
I chaired the Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee on 22 April 2026, the Draft Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026.
The purpose of this instrument is to require transparency about certain contractual arrangements that give parties control over dealings with registered land in England and Wales. The Regulations establish a mandatory regime for the
The Bill amended by the Lords returned to the Commons on 22 April 2026.
The Government’s amendment in lieu, which requires the Secretary of State to update Parliament on progress within six months of the Bill passing, if action has not already been taken by then, was rejected in the Lords. The Lords did not insist
The Pensions Scheme Bill returned to the Commons on 22 April 2026 after the Lords insisted on the amendments rejected by the Commons on 15 April.
The Lords wished the Commons to consider its disagreement on Amendments 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33,
34, 36, 38, 39, 40,
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