Proud to be a sponsor of the Menopause Bill put forward by my colleague and friend Carolyn Harris MP and delighted that the Government have accepted many of her proposals including cutting the cost of HRT and improving patient access, whilst making her Chair of the Menopause Taskforce
As I wrote in a post on Facebook I was largely engaged with the exotic subject of sewage last week. Specifically, this was in relation to the debate we had last Wednesday on amendments to the Environment Bill presented to us by the House of Lords.
Given the recent rollout of the booster jabs for COVID giving rise to a number of queries from constituents I thought it might be helpful to revive my vaccine updates which I know many of you found useful earlier on this year.
It's Budget week in Westminster - discussing that and other legislation going through Parliament, as well as local issues and the upcoming COP26 summit.
Kicking up a stink over the stink
This week I have largely been involved with the exotic subject of sewage and in particular discharges of raw or partially treated sewage into rivers and sea by local water companies. The Government’s landmark Environment Bill came back to the Commons on Wednesday.
I was abroad on holiday last week when the shocking reports about my colleague and friend Sir David Amess came through. It is difficult to take in such tragic news at any time but being so far from home made it even more difficult to comprehend.
I was happy to try and raise the awareness of the danger that unsafe e-scooter use poses for people with sight loss when I met the charity Guide Dogs at the Conservative party conference.
There are limited trials of rental e-scooters taking place in parts of the country to help the government decid
Thanks to the organisers of the Sight Support Worthing event for again drawing attention to the serious problems that ‘street furniture’ can pose to people with sight impairment.
