APPG FOR WETLANDS MEETING 8th February 2023 As the Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Wetlands, I recently hosted a Parliamentary dinner focussing on our campaigning work alongside the WWT... Westminster News
PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY’S ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT 8th February 2023 As President Zelenskyy spoke to both Houses of Parliament today in the Great Hall, I was thinking of all our Ukrainian friends who have settled in Stroud, along... Westminster News
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION MANIFESTO 2nd February 2023 I am pleased to have signed CEN’s new manifesto, Taking Flight, which focusses on sustainable aviation. The proposals aim to accelerate jet zero innovation and... Westminster News
VETERANS' SURVEY 1st February 2023 A reminder to complete the Veterans' Survey - It closes tomorrow night! The Veterans’ Survey is being carried out by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) and... Westminster News
HUNTING TROPHIES (IMPORT PROHIBITION) BILL 1st February 2023 This week the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill sailed through the Committee Stage in the House of Commons. My colleague Henry Smith MP has been... Westminster News
ANONYMOUS ABUSE ONLNE – ONLINE SAFETY BILL UPDATE 30th January 2023 I am chuffed that my campaign to include verification options on social media to reduce anonymous online abuse as part of the Online Safety Bill has been... Westminster News
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES (SEND) 28th January 2023 I have been raising SEND issues and concerns both locally with the GCC and nationally with Ministers having had parents of children with SEND come to me to... Local NewsWestminster News
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 27th January 2023 #HolocaustMemorialDay is an important time to reflect on one of the darkest periods of European history. I signed the Holocaust Book of Commitment in Parliament... Westminster News
CHILDCARE 25th January 2023 My question to the Minister in Work and Pensions Questions. My key asks are removing the upfront payment requirement and uprating the cap. I have been working... Westminster News