At the end of Neurodiversity Celebration Week John visted Chilworth House School to meet with the staff team and learn about what they had been doing to celebrate the week.

Last week John joined his fellow co-rapporteur for Turkey to lead face to face meetings in Turkey to discuss human rights, the freedom of the press and electoral rules in the country.

The Government has announced a £200 million funding to deliver almost 1,000 new green buses across the country.

The first stage of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme is now live with record numbers of people coming forward to offer accommodation.

The efforts of many people to support those who have been forced to flee their homes because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is much appreciated. As President Zelenskyy said when he spoke to the House “We are looking for help from civilised countries, and we are thankful for this help”.

At a special session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe members unanimously voted to request that the Russian Federation be expelled from the Council of Europe.

Many people are concerned about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and have been asking what the UK is doing. The Home Office has announced a series of measures which I summarise below together with links to the detail. This is an evolving situation which is under constant review.

The Ukranian Ambassador received a standing ovation when he attended the House of Commons for Prime Minister's Question Time today.

I utterly and unequivocally condemn Russia both for the recognition of the rebel republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and more particularly for its invasion of Ukraine.