2025

I was delighted to attend the Mercian Regiment Reception on 2 December 2025 In the Churchill Room.  The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, recruited from the five countries that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. It was formed on 1st September 2007 by the amalgamation of three existing regiments. The

The Budget debate took place on  26 November and 2 December, at the end of which the House voted on each of the resolutions. Following the Chancellor’s speech, the Commons agreed to a resolution under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968, allowing certain tax changes to take place immediately. The Commons authorised immediate changes to

The APPG Writers Group chaired by Chris Evans MP held an event in the Churchill Room On 2 December 2025 to launch their report, “The Impact of Generative AI on the Novel” by Dr Clementine Collett, BRAID UK Research Fellow Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge.  I was pleased to attend the

The Food and Drink Wholesale UK (FWD) held a Christmas “drive-through” in Parliament to discuss supporting a fairer business rates system to protect UK’s food supply chain on the 2 December 2025.   The FWD is the member organisation for UK wholesalers operating in the grocery and foodservice markets supplying independent retailers and caterers via cash