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The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Classical Music, met for its annual AGM on 18 March 2026 and I was re-elected Chair with Baroness Barbara Keeley as co Chair. The APPG exists to bring together parliamentarians who have an interest in and wish to further the appreciation and championing of classical music; to act as
On the 19th allotted Opposition Day, 18 March 2026, the Conservative Party raised Fuel Duty with this motion:
"That this House believes that it is wrong to increase the main fuel duty rates on 1 September, then again on 1 December 2026, with a further increase on 1 March 2027, by a total of five pence per
Andrew Western MP invited his local school St Matthews Primary to promote the Peace Mala Project. A Peace Mala is a symbolic double rainbow bracelet that promotes friendship, respect, and peace between people of all cultures, lifestyles, faiths, beliefs, and none.
My bracelet was made by Georgina who read out what each bead meant while she
I was pleased to support the Bill presented by Abena Oppong-Asare MP:
"That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the teaching of menstrual and gynaecological health in certain educational settings; to provide for training, guidance and resources to support such teaching; to provide that training includes content about awareness of
Debt Awareness Week is fast approaching and I want to make you aware of what help there is to support my constituents.
Money Wellness has launched a free Household Bills Calculator, designed to help households understand how upcoming changes to everyday bills - such as energy, water and council tax - may affect their monthly budget.
The Government extended the parliamentary session to Spring 2026. This had been announced in Parliament in September 2025. Therefore this is the second Finance Bill of the 2024-26 session. On 11 March 2026, the Bill was debated in the House of Commons. There were three votes:
New Clause 11, which would require the Chancellor to undertake
I attended the Libraries Alliance event on 11 March 2026 which brought together a wide ranging group of people who support our Libraries both local and national and as a networking event.
Richard Ovenden who is Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford gave a speech and highlighted the importance of Libraries. He said there were
The House of Commons met on 10 March 2026 to debate and vote on the Bill, which follows recommendations from Sir Brian Leveson's Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, to reduce the Crown Court caseload, improve timely access to justice, and allocate resources more proportionately.
It changes how cases are allocated between magistrates’ courts and the