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The English Football League’s Community Awards returned to Parliament on 15 April 2026 , celebrating the exceptional charitable work carried out across all 72 Clubs in the EFL’s three divisions. Each year, the Awards highlight the commitment shown by Clubs, players and Club charities to the communities at the heart of the game.
This ceremony recognised
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 for
I was delighted to attend the Vaisakhi celebrations on 13 April 2026 at Number 10 Downing Street with members of the Sikh community. My guest was Jag Mavi BEM, who is on the board of the Gurdwara in Caldmore and serves as Deputy Governor of the Women's Estate, His Majesty's Prison & Probation Service in
Here you can read the eNews for March 2026
On 28 March 2026 over 100 protesters marched from the Sister Dora statue to the Leather Museum to protest about the relocation of the Museum announced by the Council on 11 March and the use of the Building by Walsall College.
Lauren Broxton, leather designer and fashion lecturer at Birmingham City University opened the speeches. I
The Bill was considered in the Commons on 25 March 2026 and will introduce mandatory attendance at sentencing, automatic restriction of parental responsibility over the child victim for child sex offenders sentenced to 4 or more years, clearer access to offender‑release information, strengthened powers for the Victims’ Commissioner, expanded eligibility for Crown Prosecutors, regulation of
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 fields to