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
Animal Welfare Bill: Animal Sentience 16th January 2018 I am delighted with the work Conservatives in government are doing to improve animal welfare. We are going FURTHER than EU law on animal welfare. Our draft... Westminster News
Tim Loughton MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment 15th January 2018 This week Tim Loughton MP signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and... Westminster News
Challenging the Stigma: Roundtable Discussion on Young People's Mental Health and Broadcast Media 15th January 2018 Around 16 million peple in the UK experience a mental illness at some point each year, with suicide being listed as the leading cause of death amongst young... Westminster News
Re-opening of London Bridge station and Brighton Main Line improvements 15th January 2018 Please find attached the latest copy of In-touch, GTR's stakeholder newsletter. In this edition we can find out more about the re-opening of London Bridge... Articles
School places in Shoreham 15th January 2018 I had a very useful meeting with headteachers, education and planning officers from West Sussex County Council, local councillors and parents from the Future of... Local News
Access to justice - Herald column January 11th 2018 11th January 2018 Parliament returned from the Christmas recess this week and I was fortunate enough to be given an adjournment debate slot on the continuing delays in... Articles
25 Year Environment Plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste 11th January 2018 Launching the 25 Year Environment Plan, the Prime Minister has set out the government’s determination to leave our environment in a better state than we found... Westminster News
Access to justice for families of the Shoreham Airshow victims 10th January 2018 The families of the Shoreham Airshow crash victims still have no idea whether anyone will actually be charged and held responsible for the deaths of their loved... Local News