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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

The British Beauty Council held a drop in in the Jubilee Room on Parliament on Monday 25 January 2026 to highlight the key findings from the Value of Beauty Report and the event was hosted by Carolyn Harris MP. The key findings showed that in 2024 the Industry contributed £30 billion to the UK GDP

I visited Primark in the Town Centre and met the Manager Fiona Staack and spoke to the staff about the store and the challenges they face in this Winter of Action.  Primark provides employment that is caring, dynamic and rewards staff. They also employ students both at their home town and where they study at