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HILLSBOROUGH LAW: COMMONS INTRODUCTION the Rt Hon David Lammy MP has confirmed that the Bill will be introduced.
It has been 36 years since the Hillsborough disaster. What happened following the Hillsborough disaster must never happen again:
• Police officers lying and changing witness statements to protect reputations;
• Families bereaved by a major disaster facing an
I was a signatory to a letter coordinated by Antonia Bance MP.
The letter to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Rt Hon. Peter Kyle MP, urged the Department to consider the support that the Government could provide to the Jaguar Land Rover supply chain in the event of the shutdown lasting for a
The Bill came before the Commons 16 September 2025 for debate and votes on the Bill at Second Reading.
The Sentencing Bill aims to ease prison overcrowding while keeping dangerous offenders in custody longer. It introduces a new “Progression model” for determinate sentences, allowing misconduct in custody to extend time served. On release, offenders may face
I chaired an evidence session of the Public Bill Committee of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill on 16 September 2025 from 2pm-5.30pm.
This Bill reforms local government in England and gives communities the right to shape their local areas. It will also restore the supplementary vote system for mayoral elections in England, and police
The Bill passed its Third Reading in the House of Lords and returned to the Commons for consideration on the Lords’ amendments on 15 September 2025. As I chaired the Bill Committee I was unable to vote. There were 12 amendments selected for debates and votes:
Lords Amendment 1, imposes a duty on employers to offer a guaranteed
The Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority launched the West Midlands Growth Project on 15 September 2025 at the House of Commons.
The vision is to increase residents’ living standards across all parts of the West Midlands. This means bringing more people into good quality jobs, increasing the productivity of the region’s economy and reducing
I was delighted to visit Bloxwich Academy Primary. I was shown around by Assistant Headmaster, Nicola Stubbs, (who I am pictured with) on 12 September 2025.
The School have established a scheme to help children with reading and I was pleased to hear about the Reading Ambassadors scheme which ensures the upkeep of the libraries
The House of Commons met to consider amendments to the Bill on 10 September 2025.
Buses are the country’s most popular form of public transport. Local buses accounted for 58% of ticketed public transport journeys in Great Britain in the year ending March 2023, and are an essential part of the national transport system. However, passenger