2026 March

The Bill returned to the House of Commons on 23 March 2026 after passing its third reading in the Lords as amended on 12 March 2026.  From April 2029, a primary and secondary Class 1 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) charge will be applied where employer pension contributions are made via salary sacrifice arrangements that exceed

Together with 61 other MPs I signed Peter Lamb MP’s letter to Ofcom Chief Executive, Dame Melanie Dawes, calling on her to protect men and boys from “manosphere” influencers online, by setting out guidance for platforms to monitor and guard against the specific online harms they face. The full content of the letter is below:

As Chair of the APPG on Portugal I was pleased to welcome to Parliament on 19 March 2026 a group of 16 early-career diplomats, 8 from the UK and 8 from Portugal. The meeting was organised to complement the UK-Portugal Joint Diplomats Training programme run by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and to help

On 18 March 2026, the Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Laura Trott MP (Conservative) moved the motion on Student Loans:  “That this House calls on the Government to set the interest rate on Plan 2 student loans at a level which ensures that balances will never rise faster than RPI inflation; further calls on the Government to

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Classical Music, met for its annual AGM on 18 March 2026 and I was re-elected Chair with Baroness Barbara Keeley as co Chair.  The APPG exists to bring together parliamentarians who have an interest in and wish to further the appreciation and championing of classical music; to act as