Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Debate Speech - Friday 26th November 2021 Friday, 26 November, 2021 Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker. Today I welcome the Honourable Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West’s Private Member’s Bill. On 29th May 1970 The Equal Pay Act gained Royal Assent, and, with its passing, this House took an important and laudable step towards ensuring the equal treatment of both men and women in the workplace and our society more generally. Since the Act’s passing and its later... Speeches
Down Syndrome Bill Debate Speech - Friday 26th November 2021 26th November 2021 Thank you Madame Deputy Speaker. I welcome the Right Honourable Member for Somerset North for introducing this very important Bill which, when passed, will lead... Speeches
Hastings Observer Column - Friday 19th November 2021 19th November 2021 I am an Officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospice and End of Life Care, which brings together MPs and Peers on a cross party basis to campaign... Westminster News
Statement - Owen Paterson and Reforms to the Standards Committee 8th November 2021 Owen Paterson has decided to resign, with immediate effect, as an MP. This is not because he is being made to step down but because, with this issue arising... Westminster News
Hastings Observer Column - Friday 5th November 2021 5th November 2021 Sat in the Commons Chamber last week listening to the Chancellor’s Budget Day speech, it was clear to me that, on balance, the measures being announced were... Westminster News
Continuation of the Budget Debate Speech - Monday 1st November 2021 1st November 2021 Investment in people, in families, in education and skills, and in jobs - all is vital in combating poverty and levelling up. This Government is committed to... Speeches
Menopause (Support and Services) Bill Debate Speech - Friday 29th October 2021 29th October 2021 I welcome the Hon. Member for Swansea East’s Bill today. I have received numerous emails from constituents on this matter and I would like to give all women in... Speeches
Statement - Sewage Overflow and Lords Amendments to the Environment Bill 25th October 2021 A number of constituents have contacted me about the Lords Amendment to the Environment Bill regarding storm overflows. I, along with many of my colleagues... Westminster News
Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-Engagement) Bill Debate Speech - Friday 22nd October 2021 22nd October 2021 Last year I had correspondence from several constituents who worked for British Airways and British Gas. I would like to quote from one of my constituents who... Speeches
Hastings Observer Column - Friday 22nd October 2021 22nd October 2021 Last Friday, I had just finished my advice surgery at the constituency office when news broke that Sir David Amess, Conservative MP for Southend West, had been... Westminster News
