Westminster News

I’ve had a very positive meeting with Treasury Minister, Margot James, about my Parental Bereavement Bill which is due to come before the House for its Second...

I was delighted to be able to support Back British Farming Day today . The whole farming industry is hugely important to my constituency and to the country as a...

At a meeting with the Prime Minister today, Mrs May, pledged to support my campaign for more funding to fight antibiotic resistance. The Prime Minister fully...

I have given a lot of thought to the whole issue of banning tenant fees. After all, I am the co-founder, Chairman and principal shareholder in a lettings and...

I am deeply honoured to have been re-elected by fellow MPs to the Communities and Local Government Committee. This is a Committee which covers a whole range of...

I’m pleased to hear that there’s been another round of Rural Development Programme funding for farmers. For the first time there will be specific funding...

BT has at last offered to provide the necessary infrastructure for 99% of premises in the UK to get superfast broadband by 2020. I have been campaigning for...

1. Unemployment is now at its lowest rate since 1975. It currently stands at 4.5 per cent – down 0.4 per cent over the past year and down 3.5 per cent since...

Today I introduced a Private Members Bill which, if successful, will give parents who have lost a child statutory paid leave to grieve. At the moment the...