Speaking in the Renters Reform Bill Debate Thursday, 25 April, 2024 Speaking in the Renters Reform Bill debate, with the help of Barnardo's Children's charity and Become, care and care leavers charity, I highlighted the (largely) negative impact that private rental prices - rising by 6.2% in the 12 months to January 2024 - have on care leavers as young as 18, fending for themselves. A quarter of homeless people as well as a quarter of prisoners in the UK have been... Speeches in Parliament
Fighting sewage pollution to clean up local rivers 28th October 2020 40% of all our rivers in England and Wales are polluted with sewage, with just 16% in a good ecological condition. Despite the 25 Year Environment Plan’s... Local News
Weekly look ahead: 26th October 26th October 2020 My weekly video - Free School Meals and the £737,000 to West Sussex (to help with Food Banks, emergency provisions and all sorts of support for those families... Local News
A27 Update in Parliament 22nd October 2020 “Last week we had the welcome news about the preferred route for the Arundel bypass on the A27 at a likely cost of just over £250m yet just down the road on the... Local News
Herald Column: October 22 22nd October 2020 Last year the EYE Project (Eco, Young & Engaged) which I founded in 2008 was honoured to be given a Green Heart Hero Award at a national awards ceremony held at... Local News
Vehicle Registration Offences (Penalty Points) Bill 21st October 2020 Today I supported a Bill presented in the House of Commons aimed at tackling the use of illegal number plates, often associated with anti-social driving on... Local News
Weekly look ahead: 20th October 20th October 2020 Discussing bars in Parliament, the Immigration Bill, Transport questions (where I’ll be raising the A27 and the lack of a Worthing-Lancing bypass), overseas... Local News
Herald Column: October 15 15th October 2020 Apparently in Sussex we have some of the greatest supporters and fundraisers for the excellent St John Ambulance charity in the whole country. It seemed odd... Local News
School Exams, 2021 14th October 2020 I am completely aware that students due to sit exams next summer have experienced considerable disruption to their education, and it is right that we give them... Local News
Weekly look ahead: 13th October 13th October 2020 Discussing the new COVID ‘three-tier’ guidance, why I voted against the well-intentioned but ill-thought-out amendments to the Agriculture Bill, my serious... Local News