2026

On the 20th allotted Opposition Day, 24 March 2026, the Conservative opposition raised Oil and Gas and Defence as the topics for debate. 1 Oil and gas:  “That this House calls on the Government to remove the Energy Profits Levy, end the ban on new oil and gas licences and approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw

The Horticultural Trades Association HTA) held a drop in: “Introduction to UK Environmental Horticulture” on 24 March 2026. The HTA represents around 1400 UK businesses across the breadth of the UK environmental supply chain. Member businesses range from growers and retailers to landscapers and service providers, who collectively deliver the gardens, green spaces and green

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