2026 January 27

On Tuesday 27 January 2026, the House of Commons considered the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill, which will put home-grown talent at the front of the queue for medical training posts. I am pleased Parliament has agreed to speed up this Bill’s progress, and I welcome the fact it has already completed its passage through the

On Tuesday 27 January at Treasury questions had been grouped together as they related to Business rates.  As Co chair of the APPG on Publishing I was called and asked the Minister: “what assessment has the Minister made of the impact on the small independent high street bookshops? This is the National Year of Reading;