The big picture 9th February 2016 A “big picture” item over the past couple of weeks included a meeting with the Chancellor of the Exchequer at No.11 with other Kent and Essex MPs to discuss... Reports
Balancing demands 26th January 2016 An MP’s time is a mix of the often conflicting needs of a busy constituency and the demands of Parliament. This past fortnight saw a Commons debate that rose... Reports
Another mixed fortnight 11th January 2016 The week back after the recess started off with Parliament sitting until 2.30am at its first session, which made for a somewhat bleary-eyed meeting of the Work... Reports
New Year Hopes 4th January 2016 Do you go through the annual rigmarole of coming up with New Year resolutions? I typically don’t as my potential for keeping them is generally pretty slim. Reports
Christmas season 14th December 2015 The festive season of good cheer has been overshadowed by the sad news of the closure of The Royal School for Deaf Children in Margate following the appointment... Reports
Busy Parliament, busy constituency 30th November 2015 I can honestly say that the past two weeks have been my busiest since becoming your MP. I was elected chairman of the All Party Parliamentary group for Civic... Reports
Greater strength required 16th November 2015 The indescribable carnage across Paris overshadows any local gripes and groans that we may have locally. Coming on the back of the downed Russian holiday jet... Reports
Sandwich Traffic Summit 9th November 2015 On 6th November the developed plan to tackle Sandwich's traffic problems was endorsed at a meeting hosted by Craig Mackinlay MP and attended by key stakeholders... Reports
Lively debates 2nd November 2015 Highly relevant Parliamentary work relating to life in Thanet has progressed in the House this past couple of weeks via my membership of the Work and Pensions... Reports