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
Tim Loughton MP back breastfeeding 5th December 2017 Tim Loughton MP has today backed the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative Call to Action campaign on breastfeeding and has committed to: Champion Unicef UK’s Call... Westminster News
Legal Aid - Shoreham Airshow Crash - Justice Questions 5th December 2017 Today in UK Parliament I asked the Justice Minister whether it can be right that the families of the victims of the Shoreham Airshow crash - largest loss of... Speeches in Parliament
Reading standards in our schools are the best in over 15 years 5th December 2017 Some really good education news! We’ve had results out today that show the Conservatives' reforms to education have seen the percentage of 6 yr olds passing... Westminster News
West Sussex MPs meet to discuss education 4th December 2017 West Sussex MPs met early this month to discuss issues about Education in the County, including standards and funding. I recently met parents from the Future of... Local News
Small Business Saturday 4th December 2017 Last Saturday was Small Business Saturday UK 2017, a fantastic opportunity to celebrate all of our wonderful small businesses and small business owners... Local News
Government announces new protection areas to safeguard rare seabirds 4th December 2017 Yesterday, there was more great news for our environment, the Government announced ( link ) two new marine Special Protection Areas and extensions to four other... Westminster News
World AIDS Days 2017 1st December 2017 On the 30th # WorldAIDSDay , I was proud to wear the red ribbon in support of everyone living with HIV. It was great to see the # AIDSQuiltUK display in... Westminster News
Shoreham Fort - Vandalism 1st December 2017 As some of you may have seen for yourselves, Shoreham Fort has been beset by vandalism and graffiti, recently. This jewel in Shoreham's local heritage has been... Local News
Donald Trump tweets! 30th November 2017 In this morning’s debate about the extraordinary overnight Twitter from Donald Trump to Theresa May I suggested that if Twitter were serious about stopping... Speeches in Parliament