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
Newsnight - Child and Adolescent Mental Health - 04-08-2017 4th August 2017 I appeared on Newsnight to discuss the recent Mundy judgement regarding the lack of bed spaces for a young girl who is has mental health illness. She is due to... Media
Great British Beach Clean 2017 4th August 2017 The Marine Conservative Society have organised a beach clean from Worthing Pier to Esplanade on 16 September 2017 at 10:30am as part of the Great British Beach... Local News
Plan to reduce air pollution while protecting drivers 3rd August 2017 Dear Colleague, OUR PLAN TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION WHILE PROTECTING DRIVERS I am writing, on the behalf of Jesse Norman and myself, to give you information on... Westminster News
Herald column August 3rd 2017 3rd August 2017 Just before Parliament broke for the summer recess I attended an interesting presentation by representatives from the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise... Articles
New Monks Farm proposals 3rd August 2017 Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, as owners of the New Monks Farm site, have now formally applied for planning permission for this substantial development... Local News
Reaction to School Funding announcement 2nd August 2017 The campaign to get a fair slice of funding for schools in West Sussex continues and just before the Parliamentary recess the Secretary of State for Education... Westminster News
New Monks Farm development proposals 31st July 2017 New Monks Farm development proposals Many constituents will be aware that Brighton and Hove Football Club have bought the land known as New Monks Farm between... Local News
The Cult of Proana 31st July 2017 I took part in an investigation into Pro-Anorexia - the vast online community that glamourise Eating Disorders. There are accounts across all social media... Media
21,000 new mental health workers 31st July 2017 Today Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to recruit 21,000 new mental health workers in England to properly integrate mental and physical health services. We want... Westminster News