As a member of the Environmental Audit Committee, I am involved in regular inquiries that consider the extent to which the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development, and to audit their performance against sustainable development and environmental protection targets.…

I attended the #ProtectStudentChoice drop in event in Parliament, to show my support for the campaign to stop BTECs being scrapped. The #ProtectStudentChoice campaign involves a coalition of 30 organistion that represent and support staff and students in schools, colleges and universities. They are concerned about the Government’s plans to…

The Government had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the House of Commons today to answer an Urgent Question about the heat wave, which I spoke in. There are just too many climate deniers on the Tory benches, too many oil licenses being granted, and too many carbon budgets…

A new set of rail strike dates have now been announced for the RMT, ASLEF and TSSA. This now means that all of the main rail unions are in dispute with either Network Rail or one of the privatised train operating companies. In order to better understand the detail of…

How many times have I walked past the South Asia Collection building (tucked away on Bethel Street) and never twigged what it was? As a lover of history and especially museums I just never clicked this hidden gem was there. It’s almost as if by being in plain sight it…

In June I sat on the Committee tasked with scrutinising the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill. Here are my conclusions about the Bill, after having looked at the legislation line-by-line, and questioning scientists and experts about the Bill. Genetic Editing and the arguments for and against it Bill Committees are…

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has failed people in Norwich South and across the Eastern region for too long. I meant it when I said that enough was enough after the CQC published yet another damning report of the Trust in April. Yesterday in Parliament, in collaboration with…

Today, provisions in the Health and Care Act 2022 come into effect which sees decision-making about local health services handed over to democratically unaccountable third parties, including private companies. When the Health and Care Act 2022 was going through Parliament, I wrote about problems with the Integrated Care System model…

Today is the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first official Pride march, and so I wanted to share my unwavering support for and solidarity with LGBTQ+ people in Norwich and around the country. Norwich has in many ways been a trailblazing champion of Pride. Norwich Pride is one of the…

Today the Government published it’s bill which will abolish the Human Rights Act. I have been closely following the progress of these plans, and spoke out against them since the Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab first announced them in the House of Commons in December 2021. This is what I…