My Views

Jenny regularly writes a blog, see below, and occasionally writes for publications including The Guardian, The Independent and The Telegraph

  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Committee Stage Day 2 (12/11/2025) - There is no such thing as sustainable aviation fuel. Too often, we have these grand promises that are never backed up— I would argue that carbon capture and storage is another one. But if the… More
  • My debate on Drax (12/11/2025) - I asked HMG what assessment they have made of the environmental credentials of Drax in view of the new investigation by Stand.earth which reported that Drax had purchased logged trees from old growth forests in… More
  • My debate on Facial Recognition Technology: Safeguards (12/10/2025) - I tabled a Topical Oral Question in response to reports last week of built in bias in the FR software resulting in women and individuals from ethnic minorities being much more likely to be misrecognised… More
  • Autumn Budget 2025 – Where is Labour? (12/5/2025) - A Green Budget would be the beginning of the end for a system of privatised utilities fleecing bill payers and the ultra-rich getting away with not paying their fair share. Where is Labour? Where is… More
  • Sentencing Bill Committee Stage Day 3 (12/4/2025) - Although I very much support the intentions of the Sentencing Bill, we cannot avoid at least acknowledging the strain already placed on the Probation Service. If we are going to put new demands on the… More
  • Phase out crates and cages! (12/4/2025) - Green MP Adrian Ramsay wrote to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about our poor animal welfare standards and the need for funding to transition away from them. The letter was… More
  • Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (12/3/2025) - We need to ensure that our Government listen to a range of experts, not just to those people with loads of cash who can use money and personal contacts to gain access to the detailed… More
  • Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Paths (12/2/2025) - I intervened yesterday in this debate to ask: Is there a plan to put in new permitted development rights for cycle, wheel and walking routes? That could be done quite easily by changing existing regulations.… More
  • Sentencing Bill Committee Stage Day 1 (12/1/2025) - If the Bill’s aim is to reduce the crisis in prison capacity, we must avoid funnelling people into suspended sentences where a community order would be more effective and safely promote rehabilitation
  • Water and Sewerage Companies (11/25/2025) - I intervened in this Oral Question debate last week to say: We are seeing more erratic weather patterns and some increasingly severe floods. Is the plan for sustainable drainage systems speeding up? Will we see… More