2026

Here you can read the eNews for January 2026

On the 16th allotted Opposition Day, 28 January 2026, the Conservative Party raised the British Indian Ocean Territory and Youth Unemployment as the topics for debate. 1 British Indian Ocean Territory The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry responded to the first debate and highlighted that the previous Government held eleven rounds of negotiations with the

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;

I was delighted to meet Walsall Academy based in Bloxwich with their teacher Mr Collier who teaches Humanities . The Group of 13-17 year olds visited Parliament. The Education and Engagement Centre provided an excellent workshop and I answered questions about my work in Parliament.  I was asked about votes at 16 and I took