2026

I spoke on the day following the King’s Speech which outlines the Government’s future legislative programme. There are 5 days of debate and I spoke on Thursday 14 May 2026: here is my speech:  “It is a pleasure to follow the shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately).

I was pleased to attend the Inauguration Mass at St Mary’s the Mount Catholic Church on Sunday 10 May 2026.  This was a celebration of the first Catholic Church built after the reformation in 1827 and is the oldest Catholic Church in the West Midlands. St Mary’s the Mount is 200 years old.  The Mass

A further letter was sent to the the Secretary of State and the Minister: 

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