In Parliament

Following the Queens Speech on Tuesday, marking the start of the new Parliamentary Session, we have had a busy few days debating the contents of the speech and I was pleased to support the Government’s plan to deliver a “Bright Future for the Next Generation”.

Today in Parliament, I highlighted my opposition to the Mayor's proposed border tax.

This week in Parliament, I pushed the Government on their review of the business rates system. If we get this right, I know it will give a huge boost to high streets in the constituency, particularly as we start to recover from the pandemic. 

You can read the full exchange below: 

In Parliament today, I was pleased to speak in the Westminster Hall Debate

As we continue the discussion on how to tackle the issue of plastic pollution, it is important that manufacturers take more responsibility for their waste. Following useful conversations with local environmental groups, I know this is something of concern in our area.

The difficulties we have faced over the past year have brought into focus the challenges that the social care sector faces.

Effective community policing is an important part of the toolkit to help tackle crime. As part of this, we must make sure that our police force reflects the community it serves and I was pleased to question the Equalities Minister on this last week: 

David Simmonds 

I know many constituents share my concern about the lack of powers that police and local authorities have to deal with illegal encampments.

I was very pleased to contribute to the 2nd reading debate of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill earlier this week. I know this Bill has received a lot of attention in the media but this legislation has the potential to do a lot of good and reform our justice system.

This afternoon I chaired a cross party meeting of MPs and called for the environment, communities and workers to be pivotal to the aviation sector’s recovery from the pandemic.