2026 April 14

The Bill returned to the Commons on 14 April 2026 and Lords amendments 261 and 262 give effect to the Government’s commitment to criminalise the possession and publication of pornographic images that depict strangulation and suffocation. This is a key part of the violence against women and girls strategy and was also highlighted by Baroness Bertin’s

I chaired the second Delegated Legislation Committee on Tuesday 14 April 2026: The Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026.  The purpose of this instrument is to extend by six months (to October 2026) the power granted to the Secretary of State by the Energy Prices Act 2022 to give support