​No day in Parliament is the same and every MP is involved in different aspects of Parliamentary life.

Introducing a debate on Teaching Assistant pay.

As part of my role as an MP, I'm a member of the following committees and All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs):

Welsh Affairs Committee​
The Welsh Affairs Committee is responsible for scrutinising the expenditure, administration and policies of the Wales Office, and the policies of the UK Government as a whole that have an impact in Wales.

Having previously been a member of the committee from March 2020 - June 2022, I'm delighted to be a member again. 

Petitions Committee
The petitions committee was created to engage the public directly with the work of the House of Commons by looking at e-petitions submitted on petition.parliament.uk and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons.
 
​MPs don't decide what's discussed in the committee, the public do, but in debates members of  the committee are asked to introduce petitions. As we are introducing the debate on behalf of the public when we are doing so we attempt to capture views from the petitioners and interested parties such as charities and campaign organisations.

I've been lucky enough to present a number of petitions from members of the public on issues ranging from free prescriptions, to updating the equality act.

Procedure Committee
The Procedure Committee considers the practice and procedure of the House in the conduct of public business.

---

Co-Chair of the APPG for Medical Cannabis Under Prescription
​
To help secure appropriate access to medical cannabis on the NHS in its various forms including full plant extract containing both CBD and THC in formulations produced to a consistent high quality pharmaceutical grade and manufactured to GMP standard.

Find out more about the APPG's work here.

Co-Chair of the APPG Financial Resilience

Set up in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which left an increasing number of households under greater financial pressure than ever before. The ‘just about managing’ and squeezed middle are struggling to get by, and their financial resilience – their ability to cope with sudden falls in their household income and make provision for their financial future – has been severely impacted. 

The APPG is examining a wide range of policy issues, beginning with an inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on financial resilience. We also aim to explore financial resilience amongst the self-employed, the Ethnicity Pensions Gap and the impact of mental health on financial resilience. More widely we will examine young people’s engagement with their financial resilience, the protection gap, the role of insurance products in supporting resilience and the role of employers in supporting their employees’ financial wellbeing.

Find out more about the APPG's work on their website.

A small glimpse into life in Parliament

Spoken contributions in Parliament
Find an up-to-date record of my contributions here.

Written Parliamentary Questions
Find my written questions and their answers from the government here.​