Letter to Foreign Secretary
As the decision to ban UNRWA comes into effect, I have signed a cross-party letter to the Foreign Secretary to call for intervention and to protect humanitarian aid going to Gaza.
United Nations International Day of Education
To mark the UN International Day of Education, I secured a Westminster Hall debate to discuss the importance of education in our societies and how disruption impacts the next generation. Listen to the highlights of my speech here:
Hospices and Palliative Care Debate
On the 13th January 2025, I spoke in a general debate on Hospices and Palliative Care to discuss the extraordinary work carried out by North London Hospice and Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. Financial challenges faced by hospices outline the importance of long-term reform to the hospice funding model.
Read my speech here: Hospice and Palliative Care – Hansard – UK Parliament
Impact of Conflict on Women and Girls
On 9th January 2025, I spoke in a Westminster Hall debate on the impact that conflict has on women and girls, in particular the impact war and conflict has on education. Listen to my intervention below:
Question to the Leader of the House
On 9th January 2025, I asked the Leader of the House for a debate in Government time to discuss the 3.3 billion people living in debt distressed countries where more is spent on debt servicing than on health and education combined. Listen to my question here:
Question to the Minister for Development on Syria
On 19 December 2024, I asked the Minister for Development to offer reassurance that the Government will use all its powers to ensure that minority groups in Syria will be protected from attack from HTS and other hostile actors.
Listen to her response below.
Creative Arts Education Debate
As the Chair of the APPG for Music Education, it was a privilege to speak in the Westminster Hall debate on creative arts education. Listen to the highlights of my speech below.
Question to the Secretary of State for Education
On Monday the 9th of December 2024, I asked the Secretary of State for Education what steps her Department were taking to ensure that the pay, heavy workloads, and poor working environments left behind by the previous Government no longer push valued teachers out of the profession.
You can listen to her response below:
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill
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On Wednesday 13th November, I presented my Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill to Parliament. Above are the highlights of my speech.
If passed, this Bill would:
- Compel private creditors to actively participate in the debt relief process and accept the same terms as other lenders.
- Reduce the burden of debt for the poorest countries.
- Cost the Treasury absolutely nothing.