In Parliament

Harriett Baldwin welcomes the support from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with regard to alcohol duty for smaller cider producers but seeks support for larger traditional makers of stronger ciders who may be adversely affected by the tax changes.

Following the Government’s Covid-19 update to Parliament, Harriett Baldwin welcomes the emphasis on vaccinations and boosters rather than locking down the economy, but calls for easier access to booster jabs for rural areas and people receiving care at home.

Harriett Baldwin speaks in the debate on the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill and calls on the Skills Minister to see if he can use the powers in the Bill to push back on Warwickshire College Group’s plans to close Malvern Hills College.

Harriett Baldwin questions Government on strengthening the national grid to support the growth in electric cars in rural areas as the country moves towards net zero carbon emissions.

Harriett Baldwin calls on the Government to make a statement on the future of the House of Lords where, effectively, 8% of the seats are reserved for men due to most hereditary peerages passing through the male line.

Harriett Baldwin urges people who are in contact with female Afghan MPs who are leaving Afghanistan to contact the Inter-Parliamentary Union of which she is the Chair of the British Group.

Harriett Baldwin seeks an update on conversations between the Department for Transport and the Treasury on the business case for redoubling a stretch of the North Cotswold line.

Harriett Baldwin, who is chair of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, encourages the COP26 President to accredit as many parliamentarians from international delegations as possible to the COP26 conference.

Harriett Baldwin opposes proposals to abolish the English Votes for English Laws Standing Orders without any proposal for any kind of replacement to deal with the perceived democratic disparity between England and the devolved nations of the United Kingdom.