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
Herald Column: September 24 24th September 2020 After a busy morning’s street surgery in Lancing followed by some gentle leaflet delivering on Saturday, I ended up at Southwick Rec to see Southwick 1882... Local News
Flu Vaccination Campaign 23rd September 2020 I am urging all those people in East Worthing and Shoreham who are eligible for the flu jab to get one this winter, as the Government launches its drive to... Local News
Weekly look ahead: 23rd September 23rd September 2020 My weekly video, discussing the UK Internal Market Bill, protections for military personnel, a meeting with local representatives from St John Ambulance and... Local News
Backing calls for a green recovery 22nd September 2020 I have written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review and Budget due this autumn in support of several measures to tackle climate... Local News
Herald Column: September 17 17th September 2020 Earlier this week we debated the controversial United Kingdom Internal Market Bill introduced to protect the integrity of trade throughout the UK if a trade... Local News
Weekly look ahead: 14th September 14th September 2020 Discussing the controversial “United Kingdom Internal Market” Bill, a Private Members’ Bill on digitally altered body images, the ‘1001 Critical Days’ report on... Local News
Herald Column: September 10 10th September 2020 So far, I have had one constituent writing to me in support of the new cycle lane having ridden into town in Worthing. Enough said. On the deficit side I was... Local News
Weekly look ahead: 8th September 8th September 2020 My weekly video, discussing the cycle lanes, development in Adur and Worthing, my opposition to the planning application for Lancing Business Park to convert... Local News
Herald Column: September 3 3rd September 2020 It was a pretty lonely train journey back to Westminster on Tuesday as Parliament returned but apparently quiet a lot of City workers still didn’t. The Commons... Local News