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Fairtrade Fortnight 2018 runs from 26 February to 11 March and this year’s theme is ‘Come On In!’ inviting people to learn more about the Fairtrade movement and how it impacts on the

I supported the UK Youth Rocketry Challenge 2018 on Monday 5 February. The Challenge is aimed at students aged 11 – 18 from any secondary schools, colleges, educational facilities or youth groups to design, build and launch a model rocket. The Challenge is an exciting way for students to apply what they have learnt in science, technology, engineering and maths and gain highly valued skills.

The Working Group looking into Parliament’s independent complaints and grievance policy, of which I am a member of, published its report on 8 February 2018. As Shadow Leader of the House, I responded to the Leader of the House’s statement. Here is my speech:

At Business Questions on 8 February 2018, 2 days after the centenary of women getting the vote, I said that the test of a Government’s commitment is ‘deeds, not words’. I asked the Leader of the House to explain why former military wives and WASPI women are losing out on their pension credits, called for equal pay for equal work, and raised the House of Commons research which found that 86% of austerity falls on women.

It was an honour to meet Adolfo Pérez Esquivel on Wednesday 7 February. Pérez Esquivel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 for his criticism of the Argentina’s last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983) during which he was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months.