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I chaired two sessions of the Finance Bill Committee on Thursday 30 January 2025. There were 2 sessions and I chaired both the sessions.
The House of Commons appoints Public Bill committees to consider and scrutinise proposed legislation in detail, line by line.
The Finance Bill puts into force the resolutions put forward in the Chancellor's
On 30 January 1948 Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
This day is also known as Martyrs' Day, 'Shaheed Diwas'
or 'Sarvodaya Day' and is observed across India to honour those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
I laid a wreath at Gandhiji's statue in Parliament Square with HE Vikram Doraiswami the High Commissioner for India and Lord Megnad Desai.
This
Holocaust Memorial Day is the international day on 27 January to commemorate the Holocaust - the murder of 6 million Jews. Millions more people were murdered through the Nazi persecution of non-Jewish groups such as those with disabilities and Roma. It is marked in thousands of communities across the country, with the UK Ceremony as the
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) states that an estimated 12 billion plastic drinks bottles and 14 billion metal drinks cans are used in the UK every year.
A key environmental protection scheme was debated on 21 January 2025, approving the Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024.
On 21 January 2025 the House met at report stage to debate the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill. The Bill will establish the role and functions of the Armed Forces Commissioner and to provide them with the powers and duties required to carry out those functions, strengthening support for Armed Forces communities and improving service life.
The British Liver Trust hosted a 'Love Your Liver' event in Parliament on 21 January 2025, as part of their roadshow across the country raising awareness of liver disease. The roadshow includes a free liver scan, using a FibroScan which tests how stiff your liver is, as a healthy liver is soft.
Liver disease is only
It was good to meet with the Co-Chair of Walsall FC, Leigh Pomlett, at an event held by the English Football League EFL on Monday 20 January 2025.
This was a well supported event, to hear about the progress of the Football Governance Bill now in the House of Lords. The culture secretary Lisa Nandy MP
January marks Tamil Heritage Month, and I attended the Thai Pongal celebration in Parliament on 15 January 2025, hosted by the British Tamils Forum.
Thai Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in colourful fashion- we were treated to folk dances, musical performances and Tamil traditional food, including the sweet pongal dish- rice boiled with milk