Since my election in 2010, I have enjoyed meeting countless numbers of constituents, many with inspiring stories. There are some that particularly stand out and the Galli-Atkinson’s campaign is one, which is why I was grateful for the opportunity to raise the
Everyone is aware of the harms that smoking can pose. Rates are now at their lowest level since records began with only 12.9 per cent of the population being smokers and cigarette smoking is ever decreasing. We have seen laws being tightened,
Every weekend, like many MPs across the country, I love visiting different streets and blocks in my constituency of Putney, Southfields, Roehampton and Wandsworth Town. We have a wide range of housing types across our community, including the largest social housing estate
People are right to be concerned about the surge in persistent and severe absence. It risks a profound impact on educational attainment and longer-term outcomes. I have tabled a new Bill in Parliament to tackle this issue. I believe we should be
London (Parliament Politic Magazine) – A former Tory minister said he resigned from the role because he could not afford his mortgage on a compensation of almost £120,000 a year. George Freeman, who quit as science minister in Rishi Sunak’s November reshuffle,
The death of Awaab Ishak in 2020, a two-year old who died from the effects of mould in his parents’ flat in Rochdale, should have been a morbid wakeup call to the Government to address child poverty. It seems like it wasn’t.
Two million older people in the UK are living in poverty, equating to one in six. Another million are sitting just above the poverty line, silently struggling to get by. This is a shocking number of people and highlights the Government’s failure
Last week, on Tuesday 16th January, I facilitated a 90 minute Westminster Hall debate in the subsidiary chamber of the House of Commons on the important subject of Trends in Excess Deaths. This followed on from my incredibly successful Adjournment Debate on
That figure is too high, of course, but significantly fewer people now die from this killer habit compared to over half a century ago. The fact that millions in this country have quit is a remarkable public health achievement, but we should
I was privileged to recently lead a Westminster Hall debate on behalf of the Petitions Committee about the allowances and tax arrangements for foster carers. I commend foster carers. They are remarkable and compassionate people who undertake the challenging and ever evolving
