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Assisted Dying Vote
Thank you to all those who have taken the time to share your views on the Assisted Dying Bill. I have considered them all carefully....
Laura Halliwell
Jun 221 min read


RSPA Hull Visit
I recently had a fantastic time visiting the RSPCA Hull last week. It was a pleasure to meet one of the 80 Spaniels who were recently...

Diana Johnson
Jun 191 min read


Crime and Policing Bill- Decriminalisation of Abortion
Yesterday, I voted in favour of Tonia Antoniazzi’s New Clause One (NC1) amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, supporting the...

Diana Johnson
Jun 171 min read


Viergo Fuels in Parliament
I recently met with Vivergo employees last week in Parliament to hear their concerns about the challenges facing the UK's bioethanol...

Diana Johnson
Jun 121 min read


Home Office Questions- Non- Crime Hate Incidents
Earlier this week, I answered questions from MPs during Home Office Questions. A Conservative MP raised again concerns about ‘non-crime...

Diana Johnson
Jun 51 min read


St Charles Academy Visit Parliament
It's always a pleasure meeting pupils from Hull North and Cottingham in Parliament! I recently met St Charles Academy and took part in Q...

Diana Johnson
May 291 min read


April 2025 Monthly Newsletter
This report is a brief account of my work during April in Parliament and in the Constituency. I have also included broader developments...

Diana Johnson
May 2811 min read


Friday Visits in Hull North and Cottingham
I had another busy Friday in the constituency last week! First, a visit to Swift Group in Co ttingham to see their amazing caravans and...

Diana Johnson
May 161 min read


Crime and Policing Bill Passes Committee Stage
Yesterday morning the committee stage of the Crime and Policing Bill was completed . A huge thank you to all MPs who have spent the last...

Diana Johnson
May 141 min read


Hull's Role in WW2
As part of the Nation's commemoration for VE Day, I recently wrote to the National Archives asking for access to embargoed 1942 research...

Diana Johnson
May 71 min read


Non-contact Sexual Offences in the Crime and Policing Bill
Libby Squire’s murder in Hull in 2019 shocked the nation. In the years since I’ve supported Lisa Squire's campaign to toughen the law on...

Diana Johnson
Apr 281 min read


Monthly Newsletter
As challenging as it is contending with the state of the country inherited last July, the Labour Government continued to make progress...

Diana Johnson
Apr 2412 min read


Breakfast Clubs Launched in Seven Hull North and Cottingham Schools
On Monday the 22nd of April, Breakfast Clubs opened in seven schools in Hull North and Cottingham as part of Labour's Pilot Scheme. These...

Diana Johnson
Apr 231 min read


Three School Based Nurseries Announced for Hull
It is great new that three Schools in Hull North and Cottingham are among the first to recieve funding to provide school- based...

Diana Johnson
Apr 91 min read


Government announces funding to build Willowfield School
Along with fellow Hull MPs, I’ve been talking to the Department for Education about Special Educational Needs provision in Hull....

Diana Johnson
Apr 11 min read


Future Humber Roundtable Event
It was a pleasure to speak at the Future Humber roundtable event on Friday at Hull Truck Theatre. I outlined the key role of the Humber...

Diana Johnson
Mar 261 min read


Wyke College Women's History Month Celebrations
As part of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, I recently visited Wyke College and spoke to students about what it is...

Diana Johnson
Mar 191 min read


Women in Westminster the 100
Honoured to be named again this year by the House Magazine as one of the 100 most influential Women in Westminster for 2025. It 's a...

Diana Johnson
Mar 141 min read


Crime and Policing Bill Second Reading
On Monday evening, the Government’s new Crime and Policing Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons and, as Policing...

Diana Johnson
Mar 122 min read


Preventing the anti-social use of off-road bikes
I recently spoke in a Westminster Hall Debate and heard contributions from colleagues about the negative effects that the anti-social use...

Diana Johnson
Mar 61 min read
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