Campaign Responses

Thank you for contacting me about the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign Virtual Lobby Day which, firstly, I would like to say that I will not be attending on 2nd December.

Thank you for contacting me about support for stroke survivors.

I know that good progress has been made in the treatment of strokes in recent years, with mortality rates for people who have suffered with strokes decreasing.

Thank you for contacting me about school food and the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.  

All children should be able to enjoy healthy food at school every day and develop healthy eating habits that will stay with them throughout their lives.

Thank you for contacting me about leaving the EU without a trade agreement at the end of the transition period, and about science cooperation.

Thank you for contacting me about the Prime Minister’s ten-point plan for a green recovery.

Thank you for contacting me about travelling with a guide dog after the transition period.

Thank you for contacting me about privacy laws in the UK.

Thank you for contacting me about free period products in schools and colleges.

Thank you for contacting me about council tax reform and the proposal for a proportional property tax.

Thank you for contacting me about the payment of VAT on boats returning to the UK after the end of the transition period.

Thank you for contacting me about our aid budget.

Thank you for contacting me about the 2020 US Presidential election.

Thank you for contacting me about funding for the Fire and Rescue Authorities.

Thank you for contacting me about the UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF).

The central mission of UKEF is to make sure that no viable UK export fails due to lack of finance or insurance, while operating at no net cost to the taxpayer.

Thank you for contacting me about Nazanin-Zaghari Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori.

Thank you for contacting me about the calls from education unions to close schools and colleges during the autumn lockdown.

Thank you for contacting me about asylum seekers and refugee resettlement.

Thank you for contacting me about support for people on legacy benefits during the pandemic.

Thank you for contacting me about animal research.

Thank you for contacting me about funding for the Fire and Rescue Authorities.

Thank you for contacting me about food poverty and UK future trade.

We all want to do what we can to alleviate food poverty and as such I am encouraged that the Government has taken significant action to make sure children and their families do not go hungry during this pandemic.

Thank you for contacting me about NHS pay.

I believe that the passion, commitment, and specialist knowledge of our NHS staff is part of what makes our NHS so special. I recognise that staff morale is vital to maintaining staff commitment to services.

Thank you for contacting me about coronavirus testing, NHS Test and Trace, and outsourcing.

Thank you for contacting me about supporting our pubs.

Thank you for contacting me.

Thank you for contacting me about sports during the coronavirus epidemic.

This period is incredibly challenging for us all, and I thank everyone for their efforts in complying with the restrictions that have been brought into force across the country. I know how hard it has been.

Thank you for contacting me about dementia and coronavirus.

Thank you for contacting me about the restrictions on places of worship across England.

Thank you for contacting me about the quality of bathing water in the UK.

Thank you for contacting me about food tariffs and EU negotiations.

I appreciate your concerns about the potential impact on food prices of no further agreement resulting from UK-EU negotiations.

Thank you for contacting me about proposals to increase MPs’ pay.

Thank you for contacting me about NHS pay.

I believe that the passion, commitment, and specialist knowledge of our NHS staff is part of what makes our NHS so special. I recognise that staff morale is vital to maintaining staff commitment to services.

Thank you for contacting me about Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Thank you for contacting me about the full opening of schools and wider society.

I am delighted to see that over 99 per cent of schools were open to some or all their pupils as of 10th September, with 92 per cent open to all their pupils.

Thank you for contacting me about the export of riot control equipment to the United States.

Thank you for contacting me about Marcus Rashford's campaign on child food poverty and the recent Opposition day debate on free school meals.

Thank you for contacting me about the National Secular Society's report 'Faith-Shaped Holes'.

Thank you for contacting me about equal pay for men and women.

Thank you for contacting me about food insecurity and World Food Day.

Thank you for contacting me about the Immigration Bill.

Thank you for contacting me about the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill.

Thank you for contacting me about the School Breakfast Bill.

Thank you for contacting me about reducing carbon emissions.

Thank you for contacting me about plans for a ‘breathing space’ for people in debt.

Thank you for contacting me about Shelter's Building Our Way Out report and the New Homes Rescue Fund.

Thank you for contacting me about maternity care during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Thank you for contacting me about the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on people with disabilities and for bringing Scope’s Disability Report to my attention.

Thank you for contacting me about the Agriculture Bill, food standards and amendments tabled by the House of Lords.

Thank you for contacting me about nature investment as part of a green recovery from Covid-19.

As we recover from Covid-19, we must deliver a UK economy which is stronger, cleaner, more sustainable and more resilient. 

Thank you for contacting me about coronavirus safety measures in schools and colleges this year.

Thank you for contacting me about tackling homelessness and rough sleeping.

Any foreign national who comes to this country and abuses our hospitality by breaking the law should be in no doubt of the UK’s determination to deport them.

Thank you for contacting me about dementia care.

I believe increasing public awareness and understanding of dementia among the wider public is vital to ensure that people are supported to live well with the condition and I am encouraged that there are over 3 million Dementia Friends.

Thank you for contacting me about the trade of endangered species across the globe.

Thank you for contacting me about fuel prices.

Thank you for contacting me about the emergency legislation relating to the Government's response to coronavirus.

Thank you for contacting me about contact tracking and tracing measures for coronavirus.

Thank you for contacting me about the normalisation of relations between Israel and both Bahrain and the UAE.

Thank you for contacting me about support for the self-employed during these unprecedented times due to coronavirus.

I welcome that measures have been announced to help self-employed people, many of whom are especially vulnerable during this time.

Thank you for contacting me about extending the COVID-19 job retention and self-employment support schemes.

I am not aware of any plans to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or Self-Employed Income Support Scheme beyond the existing extensions.

Thank you for contacting me about leaving the EU without a trade agreement at the end of the transition period.

Thank you for contacting me about alcohol and beer duty.

Thank you for contacting me about proposed reform to the Electoral Commission.

Thank you for contacting me about pet microchipping.

To their owners, pets are cherished members of the family and I understand that their disappearance and deaths can cause a lot of distress.

Thank you for contacting me about support for businesses – in established and emerging sectors – as part of the economic recovery from coronavirus.

Thank you for contacting me about improving outcomes for cancer sufferers.

Thank you for contacting me about the welfare of gamebirds bred for shooting.

Thank you for contacting me about the concept of ecocide.

Thank you for contacting me about improving access to the countryside.

Thank you for contacting me about the Overseas Operations Bill.

Thank you for contacting me about the new measures to restrict the further spread of coronavirus.

Thank you for contacting me about the quality of bathing water in the UK.

Thank you for contacting me about asylum seekers and refugee resettlement.

Thank you for contacting me about young people’s wellbeing.

Thank you for contacting me about unauthorised traveller sites and trespass.

Thank you for contacting me about the use of face coverings in schools.

Thank you for contacting me about military exports to Israel.

Thank you for contacting me about pesticides and trade agreements.

Thank you for contacting me about the recently announced planning reforms.

Thank you for contacting me about animal welfare standards and the UK’s trade policy.

Thank you for contacting me about VAT on sunscreen.

Thank you for contacting me about protecting girls in crisis.

Thank you for contacting me about the protection of birds of prey.

Thank you for contacting me about controlling the spread of bovine TB and badger culling.
 

Thank you for contacting me about the arrest of Mahmoud Nawajaa

I know that there is a great deal of concern amongst many of my constituents about Mr Nawajaa's arrest and I will ensure that Ministers are made aware of this.

Thank you for contacting me about abortion.

Thank you for contacting me about the Environment Bill.

Thank you for contacting me about the Israel-Britain Alliance campaign on local government pensions guidance and foreign policy.

Thank you for contacting me.

Thank you for contacting me about adult social care.

I recognise the strength of feeling about the provisions in new clause 17. However, for what I believe are sensible and practical reasons, I felt it best not to support the clause.

Thank you for contacting me about sustainable fishing in British waters and the access of large trawling vessels to our waters.

Thank you for contacting me about animal cruelty sentencing.

Thank you for contacting me about New Clause 4, which has been tabled to the Trade Bill.

Thank you for contacting me about arthritis. I know this can be a very painful and debilitating condition.

Thank you for contacting me about TV licences for the over 75s.

Thank you for contacting me about active travel.

I commend you on your efforts to make at least five active journeys in a fortnight and agree that the benefits of active travel are wide-ranging.

Thank you for contacting me about the supply of personal protective equipment to people working in health and social care.

Thank you for contacting me about marriages.

Thank you for contacting me about legal aid.

I am pleased that the Ministry of Justice continues to make provision of £1.7 billion a year in legal aid and that a new Legal Support Action Plan has been announced which will ensure resources are available for those who need it most.

Thank you for contacting me about hospital parking charges.

Thank you for contacting me about human rights in Bahrain and specifically the cases of Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa.

Thank you for contacting me about investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms.

Thank you for contacting me about debt cancellation for the poorest countries in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

Thank you for contacting me about the Post Office mediation scheme for sub-postmasters.

Thank you for contacting me about rough sleeping and the Crisis campaign, A Home for All.

Thank you for contacting me about the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) report on Russia.

Thank you for contacting me about the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Thank you for contacting me about future immigration.

The Immigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill which I believe you are referring to, is to provide the foundations for our new immigration system, not the new system itself.

Thank you for contacting me about the impact of the coronavirus on the economy and your proposal to extend the transition period.

Thank you for contacting me about support for small company directors.

Thank you for contacting me about shielding and social distancing, especially guidance on those over 70 years of age.

Thank you for contacting me about support for those affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower.

Thank you for contacting me about support for independent and local newspapers during coronavirus.

Thank you for contacting me about support for private renters.

Thank you for contacting me about zoos, wildlife parks and aquariums.

Thank you for contacting me about transgender equality.

‘I personally cannot support what is generally known as ‘self-ID’, whereby a trans person could change their gender without some kind of legal formality.

Thank you for contacting me about the war in Yemen.

Thank you for contacting me about the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.

Thank you for contacting me on the provision of Free School Meals during the summer holidays.

Thank you for contacting me about the Trade Bill and a new free trade agreement with the US.

The Trade Bill is an important piece of legislation which has a number of practical functions.

Thank you for contacting me about cycling and walking.

With public transport capacity reduced to facilitate social distancing, cycling and walking will play a vital role in helping the country to get back to work.

Thank you for contacting me about Black history being taught in schools.

Many thanks for your interest in maintaining British food production standards ahead of any future trade deals.

Thank you for contacting me about COVID-19 and transport staff and in particular the shocking and devasting case of Belly Majinga.

Thank you for writing to me concerning the current unrest in the United States and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Thank you for contacting me about climate change. 

I can absolutely understand the outrage and questions that have arisen from these media reports about Mr Cummings.

Thank you for contacting me about the UK’s points-based immigration system.

Thank you for contacting me about HS2 and the environment and the Stand for the Trees campaign.

Thank you for contacting me about the use of the whip in horseracing. I too share your concern for the welfare of horses.

Thank you for contacting me about animal testing at Porton Down.

Thank you for contacting me about animal research.

Thank you for contacting me about public access to water and, the “Clear Access, Clear Waters” campaign.

Thank you for contacting me about food standards and future trade deals.

I fully recognise the importance the public attach to the UK’s high standards of food production, and the unique selling point it provides for our farmers, whose high-quality produce is in demand around the world.

Thank you for contacting me about antibiotics in farming.

Antibiotic resistance is the biggest threat to modern medicine and we must act now to help keep antibiotics effective for future generations.

Thank you for contacting me about the fur trade.

Thank you for contacting me about British Airways and COVID-19.

I do appreciate that this must be an uncertain and worrying time for British Airways staff and their families.

Thank you for contacting me about road haulage and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

I recognise the real difficulties facing the road haulage sector. I also understand that the sector has a vital role to play in the national effort to combat the spread of the disease.

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have recently launched a consultation into their future provision across the county. This consultation ends on the 19th June 2020.

Thank you for contacting me about the Windrush generation.

Thank you for contacting me about the Local Electricity Bill.

I believe distributed generation may have a role to play in a smarter, more efficient energy system. Small scale, low-carbon technologies should have a level playing field as the market for smarter services evolves.

Thank you for contacting me about animal sentience.

First and foremost, I believe animals are sentient beings who can feel pain and suffering, and I would like to reassure you that strong action is being taken to reduce their risk of harm.

Thank you for contacting me about support for the self-employed.

I welcome that measures have been announced to help self-employed people, many of whom are especially vulnerable during this time.

Thank you for contacting me about people renting during the outbreak of Covid-19.

Thank you for contacting me about support for the travel industry.

I fully appreciate your concerns and the seriousness of the situation for the whole UK travel industry, which I recognise is facing real difficulty in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

Thank you for contacting me about Trident and not renewing it, especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thank you for contacting me about sanctions on Iran and coronavirus.

The UK is working with the international community to ensure Iran receives the humanitarian support it needs during this global pandemic.

Thank you for contacting me about food standards and the UK’s trade policy.