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
I am incredibly proud to be the Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip – somewhere I have lived all my life. It is a place that is dynamic and multicultural, whilst rooted in its traditions of entrepreneurship and community. Nowhere
The Rwanda Safety Bill has made it through the House of Commons. A government with an overall majority was never in nearly so much jeopardy of losing a vote on this flagship legislation as some news coverage suggested after Conservative backbenchers had
This week’s defeat of my Scotland (Self-Determination) Bill in the Commons Chamber served as an explicit rebuttal to claims down the centuries that the UK is a respectful and voluntary union of equal nations. This was the second time I brought my
With over 400 miles of coastline (the longest of any UK county), falling short of island status by a mere 2.5 miles of terrain, Cornwall continues to face a distinctive geographical challenge only found elsewhere in island communities. Counties in the middle
Access to free school meals for children with disabilities & special educational needs This week I led a debate on fair access to free school meals for disabled children and those with special educational needs, which I applied for after meeting a
The whole sorry tale of HS2 and how it hit the buffers has filled many column inches over the years. Costs had spiralled out of control and the government quite rightly pulled the plug last year on Phase 2 from Birmingham up
