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PMQs - Shoreham Airshow Crash

Today at Prime Minister's Questions, I raised with the Prime Minister the situation of the families of Shoreham Airshow crash victims, who have been denied legal aid funding.

Investing £40m to help British farmers

We’re investing £40m to help British farmers - offering new farm technology to boost productivity and improve quality. Farmers will get a £40 million productivity boost today as the Environment Secretary Michael Gove announces the opening of a new grants scheme for investment in cutting edge techno

Brighton Mainline Alliance

We all know that our region needs significant long-term rail investment to support our growing regional economy and to maintain our competitive advantage.

New measures to support our GPs

Many constituents have approached me in recent months about the pressures in general practice – historic underfunding relative to the rest of the NHS has combined with rising patient numbers, higher patient expectations and the increasingly complex needs of an ageing society.

Growing Communities launch event

Please find attached a poster promoting the launch event for the Growing Communities project in Eastbrook. Growing Communities is a partnership project between TCV and Adur & Worthing councils, which aims to improve communities health and well being. It will be a community led project which wi

RMT industrial action - Transport Secretary's Response

Dear Colleague,
As you will be aware the RMT union have called strike action starting on
8 November on five rail companies, namely Southern, South Western Railway, Greater Anglia, Merseyrail and Arriva North. Their dispute is about the role of the guard on trains.

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home - Animal Cruelty

I had a very useful meeting with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home discussing what the Conservatives are doing in government to increase sentencing for animal cruelty. Currently, in addition to the maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine, the courts can

Banning Live Animal Exports

Delighted to be in House of Commons today supporting Theresa Villiers for Chipping Barnet's Private Member's Bill to ban live animal exports. The Bill would prohibit the export of live farmed animals for slaughter or fattening; and for connected purposes. You can read more about the Bill

Preserving our precious marine life

Under the Conservatives, Britain is taking a global lead in marine conservation - helping to protect ocean territory the size of India. One of the most exciting and successful actions the Conservatives in government is currently carrying out is with the inhabitants of its Overseas Territo