On 19 February, the British Parliament hosted a hearing of testimonies from Ukrainian children who survived the war and witnessed war crimes in Ukraine. Veronika Sheldahaieva and Oleg Afanasiev shared about the horrors of life under Russian occupation.
The event was the first in…
We visited Jermuk today with the
@UKParliament
delegation to present the security situation on the ground after the incursion of Azerbaijani armed forces into Armenia’s sovereign territory in 2022 and to meet with the forcibly displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh.
@JohnGallagherUK
joined a UK parliamentary delegation to Armenia, emphasising our strengthened p/ship in discussions w/ PM
@NikolPashinyan
, Parliament Speaker
@AlenSimonyan
, Ministers of Economy & Defence & Chairman of
#CEC
, & visits to Tsitsernakaberd Memorial & Wigmore Clinic.
Visiting UK 🇬🇧 cross-party parliamentary delegation accompanied by
@JohnGallagherUK
@UKinArmenia
&
@VaruzhanN
#Armenia
🇦🇲 Ambassador to UK paid solemn tribute to the memory of the victims of genocide in visiting the Armenian Genocide Memorial complex on Tsitsernakaberd
It was my pleasure to host the delegation led by Sir John Whittingdale, MP from the UK Parliament's House of Commons.
#Armenia
-
#UK
relations are vibrant, and we're eager to expand cooperation and deepen our parliamentary connections. 🇦🇲🇬🇧
#Armenia
#UK
#Parliament
@UKParliament
…
There's a lot of talk about barriers. But I want women to know that public service & being a mum of small kids are compatible privileges. If you want to stand for office, don't be dissuaded! Thank you
@JWhittingdale
for your superb stewardship of my portfolio during my mat leave.
Out of 14 million words spoken in UK Parliament during 2023 (ranked by words spoken as recorded in Commons Hansard),
@JWhittingdale
was the top contributing Backbench MP.
@MaldonTories
@JWhittingdale
spoke over 114,000 words across 76 parliamentary debates and sessions throughout 2023.
The screenshot below (taken from the
#ScrutinyCounts
mobile app) shows the debates/sessions into which he contributed during December alone
THREAD: On Monday I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to speak about my experiences of trolling, abuse and threats over the last two years to
@JWhittingdale
and
@DCMS
alongside two other brave journalists.
Today’s a good day to share it in full.
Thank you
@JWhittingdale
for your work at
@DCMS
- you have achieved a lot in just a few months:
Taken Media Bill to Report Stage✅
Championed media freedom with SLAPPs action plan✅
Launched action plan on online advertising✅
Promoted UK CIs & Tourism both at home & overseas✅
From leatherworking to paper marbling, UK crafts employ nearly 150,000 people and bring around £3.4bn into the economy
For Small Business Saturday, Culture Minister John Whittingdale met business owners at
@cockpit_studios
to hear how they are set up for success
#WeCreate
AI has the power to bring transformation as far-reaching as the industrial revolution, generation of electricity, or the birth of the internet.
But I am clear in this transforming world the creators of content need to be fairly remunerated for their creations.
As Chair of the
@AppgDigicomms
, I hosted a meeting about the practical barriers to adopting gigabit-capable broadband esp. in rural areas such as
#NDevon
. Thank you to
@DCMS
, Minister
@JWhittingdale
and industry leaders for attending today. 🛜
It was great to hear from Minister Whittingdale
@JWhittingdale
on the importance of this work. And to have a singalong with One Voice Choir from The Grange care home.
You can read the full report online here: