Academisation 14th April 2016 Whilst I support the academy programme, which was of course initiated and strongly supported by the last Labour Government, I also believe in choice in... Articles
Latest Herald Column - 31 March 2016 31st March 2016 On the last day before Parliament broke for the Easter recess I joined the Home Affairs Select committee visiting the Counter-terrorism Internet Referral Unit... Articles
Personal Independence Payments (PIP) 24th March 2016 The Government is determined to support everyone to achieve their full potential and live independent lives. In the last 12 months alone, 152,000 more disabled... Articles
Latest Herald Column - 24 March 2016 24th March 2016 On the basis that a week is a long time in politics and anything could have happened to the Budget or ministers responsible for its contents between the time of... Articles
Latest Herald Column - 17 March 2016 17th March 2016 This week it’s train week. Last Saturday I joined a huge turnout at Shoreham Station to protest at the continued failure of Network Rail to open up the... Articles
Employment and Support Allowance WRAG Changes 15th March 2016 I fully appreciate the concerns many people have had with regard to these changes and unfortunately some of this is down to a lot of misinformation and... Articles
Ex-pats, pensions and Brexit 15th March 2016 As I am sure you are aware, State Pensions long-standing rules enable the co-ordination of social security entitlements for people moving within the EU. The... Articles
GTR Performance Update: Monday 7th Mar - Friday 11th Mar 14th March 2016 GTR Performance Update: Monday 7th Mar - Friday 11th Mar Articles