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Education Secretary responds to calls for fairer funding formula

The Department for Education has published the second consultation on its national funding formula – revealing more details about which schools will win and lose under the new cash distribution model. The formula aims to address wide gaps in school funding between different geographical areas by us

House of Commons - PMQs: Southern - 14-12-2016

At PMQs on Wednesday (14-12-2016) I asked the Prime Minister about the politically motivated industrial action being taken by ASLEF which is causing untold misery for my constituents.  Across Sussex thousands of people are unable to get to work, to school or to college because ASLEF objects to

Southern Strikes - National Express Coaches

I have tabled a series of Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport about the Southern Rail strikes, in particular regarding the lack of coach provision.

Letter from the Transport Secretary - Update on Southern Rail Strike

Dear Colleague, Many of you have written to me in the past few days to ask what the Government is doing to try to bring to an end the planned strike action on the network, and the ongoing work to rule that is disrupting services so much. The first thing to explain is why this dispute is happening.

Tim Loughton MP meets 100th Help to Buy Purchaser at Cissbury Chase

Tim Loughton MP (East Worthing and Shoreham) last week attended an event celebrating the 100th user of the popular government-backed Help to Buy scheme.  This month housebuilder Barratt Homes welcomed its 100th Help to Buy purchaser at the Cissbury Chase development on Bolsover Road in Worthing

Herald column December 8th 2016

Last week we held the 10th debate in the space of a year in the Commons on the subject of Women Against State Pension Inequality or the WASPI campaign as it is better known.

Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport - Industrial Action

The Secretary of State for Transport, Christ Grayling, has written a letter and said publicly that he will meet RMT and ASLEF for discussions about the future on the condition that they suspend their strike action.  He makes it very clear that he is unsatisfied with GTR and Network Rail's

Is the Southern Rail situation going from bad to worse?

Is the Southern Rail situation going from bad to worse? Yesterday I joined a large group of Sussex Conservative MPs for an update with Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, on the latest developments regarding the railways.

Tim Loughton supports ‘Stolen Valour’ Bill

Tim Loughton MP (East Worthing and Shoreham) is supporting the ‘Stolen Valour’ Bill. The Bill, introduced as a Private Members’ Bill by Gareth Johnson MP, if passed into law would prohibit the wearing or public display by a person not entitled to do so of medals or insignia awarded for valour with