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Trains, babies and Brexit - Herald column December 7th 2017

Back to Westminster on Monday and more late nights for day 4 of the Brexit Bill as a stream of blurry eyed MPs left the Commons after a series of votes just before 1am. It was so late that the lights had been switched off on the impressive Christmas tree in front of Parliament.

Immigration down in latest statistics released

Net migration to UK shows a significant fall, with the latest official figures showing net migration to Britain fell by 106,000 to 230,000 in the 12 months to June. The fall is notably in those coming to the UK without job offers. You can read the report online.

Tim Loughton MP back breastfeeding

Tim Loughton MP has today backed the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative Call to Action campaign on breastfeeding and has committed to: Champion Unicef UK’s Call to Action campaign in Parliament. Support their local health services and communities to become Baby Friendly Make their workplace bre

Legal Aid - Shoreham Airshow Crash - Justice Questions

Today in UK Parliament I asked the Justice Minister whether it can be right that the families of the victims of the Shoreham Airshow crash - largest loss of civilian life since 7/7 - may be the only people at the inquest without legal representation of the inquest not year, particularly wh

West Sussex MPs meet to discuss education

West Sussex MPs met early this month to discuss issues about Education in the County, including standards and funding. I recently met parents from the Future of Adur Schools Teams (FAST) to discuss the lack of school places for Adur children.  Following the meeting, I will be arranging a roun

Small Business Saturday

Last Saturday was Small Business Saturday UK 2017, a fantastic opportunity to celebrate all of our wonderful small businesses and small business owners.