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On 25 March 2025 the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill returned to the House of Commons after further amendments from the House of Lords. The Commons rejected the Lords' first round of amendments on 19 March 2025.
The Bill intends to raise employers’ national insurance contributions to 15%, lower the secondary threshold to
I spoke in the debate on the Second Reading of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on Monday 24 March 2025. It gave me an opportunity to raise concerns about the procedure of planning decisions. You can read my speech in full below:
"As we heard from the Secretary of State and Deputy Prime Minister, this is
Thank you for contacting me about the upcoming reforms to the disability benefits system.
After 14 years of damaging Conservative rhetoric on benefits and cuts, people are understandably fearful when they hear about changes to the benefits system. I want to let you know that the reforms announced by the government will not result in
On Wednesday 19 March 2025 the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill returned to the Commons following the Lords amendments.
The Bill was introduced on 6 November 2024, and intends to raise employers’ national insurance contributions to 15%, lower the secondary threshold to £5,000, and increase the employment allowance to £10,500. There were 6
The 'Joy of Moving' programme was set up in a partnership between Ferrero and the English Football League in Community (EFLC) and on 19 March 2025 there was a drop in and a demonstration of the programme which teaches children how to enjoy getting up and active through play.
In 2024, Sport England found that
I attended a Parliamentary drop-in session on 19 March 2025, organised by The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) who are an independent non-ministerial government department accountable to Parliament. the ORR protect the interests of rail users, overseeing the value and performance of rail infrastructure and the health and safety of the rail industry across
I met with the students and Professor Nicolas Allen who was teaching the course on the 'Parliamentary Studies' module at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. The students visited Parliament on 19 March 2025 and I joined them for a roundtable discussion.
As an alumna of Bedford College, which merged with Royal Holloway
On 17 and 18 March 2025 the House of Commons met to debate the remaining stages of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
New Clause 36 - This new clause would require the Secretary of State to take action to promote children’s wellbeing in relation to mobile phones and social media by commissioning a report from