Future of the BBC World Service
Westminster Hall debate contribution stressing the importance of the BBC World Service as a global soft-power asset and urging Ministers to protect and strengthen its funding.
Local Sport Facilities Receive Grants
Welcomes funding for three Maldon-area sports clubs through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, supporting facility upgrades and wider participation in local sport.
Blackwater Leisure Centre plans
Concern raised with Maldon District Council over changes at Blackwater Leisure Centre affecting local groups, calling for clearer communication and support for those displaced.
Child Poverty
Response to constituents on child poverty, highlighting support for school meals and breakfast programmes while urging continued action to help families and improve outcomes for children.
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Many of my constituents have got in touch with concerns about nature protections with regard to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. While I support some of the principles, aims and ambitions of the Bill, key areas of this Bill leave me with concerns. I firmly believe that protecting the natural environment is important across the […]
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Constituents continue to email me with serious concerns about the conflict in Gaza. I remain deeply concerned about the humanitarian conditions facing civilians in Gaza. The scale of displacement, the lack of access to essential supplies, and the strain on medical facilities are deeply troubling. Innocent people, including large numbers of children, are facing immense […]
Crime and Policing Bill
Many people have got in touch to express their views on certain amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill regarding the issue of abortion. I have made my views clear on this for many years. I am not “anti abortion” as I believe that there are circumstances when it is right to assist a woman terminate […]
Jimmy Lai imprisonment in Hong Kong
Sir John Whittingdale MP meets Sebastian Lai to discuss his father, Jimmy Lai’s, imprisonment in Hong Kong
PIP Changes
Many people have got in touch about the Government’s changes to disability benefits. I am firmly of the belief that the Government has a duty to ensure the most vulnerable in our society are able to live with the dignity they deserve. Our welfare system should encourage and support people into work, while providing a […]
Data Bill: Recording Data on Sex and Gender
Many of my constituents have contacted me about recording data on sex and gender. Last year, the previous Government commissioned Professor Alice Sullivan to conduct an independent review of the accuracy of public data on biological sex and gender. Professor Sullivan was tasked with identifying obstacles to accurate data collection and research on sex and […]