This year, 2024, is the 30th anniversary of the FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK, and the Fairtrade Foundation has been celebrating the achievements of the movement with innovative events and campaigns throughout the year.

It was a pleasure to attend the Fairtrade Christmas Reception at Parliament on 4 December 2024 to learn about the Foundation's work

I spoke to Martin Williams, pictured with me, the associate director of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors at their 'Christmas Drive-Thru' drop-in' event on 3 December 2024.

There are 640 wholesalers who are members of the FWD they supply food to schools, hospitals, prisons, care homes, shops and pubs  providing a link between large food and

I visited the first Christmas Fair which was held at Beechdale, in Birchalls Leamore. these were some for he stalls at the fair. I bought a hand made crochet toy. The Frank Harrison Community Centre was well attended. And there were many stalls, including face painting.

The House sat on Friday 29 November 2024 to debate and vote on the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

I was hoping to speak in the debate but I was not called. I thought it was important to let you know what I was going to say and my views

It was great to drop into  the Libraries for Primaries Event held by the Libraries Literacy Trust on the Thursday 28 November 2024.  Moreland Primary School pupils were present to speak about how they have benefited from Libraries for Primaries and  what the new library means to them. Chief Executive CBE Jonathan Douglas spoke “About

I was delighted to close and thank all the speakers at the drop in of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gardening  & Horticulture. We heard from Boyd Douglas Davis, who is the Chair of the Environmental Horticulture Group, Minister Daniel Zeichner (Food Security and Rural Affairs), the actor Jim Carter, patron of Greenfingers, a charity

I attended the APPG for British Sikhs in conjunction with The Sikh Network and the Sikh Federation (UK) event to take part in the 8th Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Gurpurab celebrations on Tuesday 26 November 2024 .

Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab (birthday) celebration is a unique opportunity to share his universal message of One

On 26 November 2024, I chaired an Evidence session of the Bill. We heard from Allen Simpson, deputy CEO UKHospitality, Neil Carberry, CEO, Recruitment & Employment Confed. Jamie Cater, Make UK, Jim Bligh, director, Food and Drink Federation; Gemma Griffin, VP global crewing DFDS, Martyn Gray, Director for Nautilus International, Mick Lynch, Gen Secretary, RMT.