Why I am standing down at the next election Thursday, 18 April, 2024 It is remarkable how nice people are to you when you declare that you are off! For those constituents who have not yet heard I announced at the East Worthing & Shoreham Conservative Association AGHM last Friday that after long deliberation I had decided not to stand again as their candidate at the next General Election. By the time of that election I will have served for more than 27 years as the... Local News
AREA IKEA meeting 19th April 2018 Representatives from the local air pollution group AREA gave me an update on their work, as I was unable to attend their public meeting earlier in the week... Local News
Ban on the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds 19th April 2018 Today we announced our intention to ban the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds, and called on other Commonwealth countries to join us... Westminster News
Herald Column April 19th 2018 19th April 2018 Parliament returned from the Easter recess on Monday and not surprisingly our proceedings were dominated by events in Syria over the weekend. A number of... Articles
West Sussex MPs meet new Education Secretary 18th April 2018 Reporting back on the meeting between West Sussex MPs and the new Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, as promised, continuing the fight to secure additional... Local NewsWestminster News
Nuisance Phone Calls Bill 17th April 2018 I was happy to support Stephen Kerr MP's Ten Minute Rule Bill on the subject of nuisance phone calls in the House recently. The Bill seeks to do three things... Westminster News
UK Aid Match and SoccerAid for Unicef 17th April 2018 Have you heard about the Soccer Aid Playground Challenge? On Friday 8 June , thousands of pupils in playgrounds across the UK will kick, bounce or carry a ball... Westminster News
Military Action in Syria 17th April 2018 The recent military strike on President Assad's chemical weapon capabilities in Syria has caused a lot of debate and a number of residents have contacted me... Speeches in Parliament
House of Commons - Syria debate 17th April 2018 During today's debate on Syria we heard Mr Corbyn speak at length about processes, I believe that the children who have been gased in Syria are not interested... Speeches in Parliament
Reaction to ICO 16th April 2018 "I have received no notification from the ICO about any complaint against me let alone the nature of the complaint or what they have done about it. Nor have I... Local News