I was pleased to be able to attend the ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the award of the Victoria Cross to Commander Daniel Beal D.S.O., M.C., R.N.V.R for his act of bravery during [...]
I couldn’t agree more. It is time we had a proper national memorial to those who designed, built, maintained and flew the Spitfire. The National Spitfire Monument Project seeks to deliver just that and I [...]
In 1997, like many others, I was not happy that Tony Blair became Prime Minister. But I did not start campaigning for a so-called ‘people’s vote’. We had another vote in the 2001 general election [...]
Yesterday, during a debate to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force, I asked the Defence Secretary to support our plans for a lasting memorial to the iconic Spitfire in its home town of [...]
It was a pleasure to welcome our 1000th visitor to Parliament recently. David and Jane Goyder were given a tour of the House of Commons, Lords, the Royal Gallery and Westminster Hall before watching Prime [...]
Southampton will receive £3,004,587 in additional funding for adult and children's social care this winter thanks to the recent Budget. This funding will help local councils to ensure that adult social care pressures do not [...]
The EU Withdrawal Agreement announced by the Prime Minister yesterday will go before Parliament in the coming weeks. Having read and analysed the document, I have concluded that I cannot in all good conscience support [...]
Thank you to South Western Railways for supporting our veterans and service men and women. We must never forget without the sacrifice of our service personnel throughout history we wouldn't enjoy the freedoms we have [...]
Now the fuss of the Budget has died down we must once again turn our attention to the one thing that will affect every single one of us in one way or another – the [...]
It is disappointing to hear of yet another incident on the Mount Pleasant level crossing with someone foolishly placing themselves and many other people in danger. We all recognise the inconvenience of being stopped at [...]
