Westminster News

Remembrance events were very different this year and of course it was disappointing not to be able to have a service in the Abbey. But I did place a wreath in...

Yesterday in Parliament I raised the issue of vaccine prioritisation with Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health. It is absolutely right that the...

Unsurprisingly over the course of the last week my postbag and inbox have been full of constituents very concerned at the rise in corona virus infections and...

Perhaps unsurprisingly much of my postbag this week has been about the vote last week in the commons on free school meals and their extension in holiday times...

This week started with a very interesting debate in Westminster Hall on pet theft. Locally the theft of a cocker spaniel called Cleo on her daily walk in...

This week in Parliament I asked the Schools Minister about preparations for next year’s GCSE exams, which had been raised with me by Head Teachers, parents and...

This week’s timetabling conundrum is about whether I will be called on Thursday during the debate on planning reforms. I am painfully aware as I write this on...

I have had several emails this week suggesting that in some way Parliament has not been working over the past few months, which is, of course, totally false. It...

This week in Parliament has seen the remaining Committee Stages of the Internal Market Bill, the PM’s statement on Covid-19 and changes to some of the...