Hampshire Chronicle column

Parliament has, in the past week, debated a major new Health and Care Bill and I was pleased to make a contribution. Drawing on my experience, I highlighted the...

On Monday we learnt June 21 would not be “freedom day” after all and MPs were asked to approve the continuation of restrictions plus an extension of the...

We have, in recent weeks, announced details of almost three thousand organisations being offered grants and loans to help the culture and heritage sector reopen...

By the time many of you read this Parliament will have voted to renew parts of the Coronavirus Act for a further six months and to endorse in law the Government...

We now have the Government’s “roadmap” for lifting national restrictions in England. I don’t know about you but I still struggle to believe headlines such as...

This week has been an extremely busy one as I’ve been working with colleagues across Parliament to push the urgent case for our schools to (fully) re-open. My...

What a year. Surely 2021 has to be better than this? For more than a decade I have represented us in Parliament and I don’t think I’ve ever worked harder or...

December 3rd may be the first day of the rest of our lives but, for many, it will feel a lot like the day before as the Covid nightmare continues. Yes we will...

The NHS, both locally and nationally, remains my priority. I’ve written about that once or twice before in the Hampshire Chronicle and of course in my own...