Storm Overflows - Lord's Amendment Thursday, 28 October, 2021 As a keen environmentalist, I completely agree with many of the concerns that my constituents have regarding the state of rivers in the local area and beyond. There has been a lot of misinformation circulating about this issue so I hope the below explanation will help to clarify the situation. The Duke of Wellington tabled an Amendment (45 of the Environment Bill) which, while well-intentioned and... Articles
George Eustice - Meeting with Local Farmers 30th April 2021 The government has had a policy of controlling the badger population and this has helped reduce the incidence of bovine TB considerably in Gloucestershire and... Westminster News
Virtual Visit to Angola 29th April 2021 This month I took part in an informative first virtual visit to Angola one of the two countries I represent as the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy. I met with... Westminster News
ODA Budget 27th April 2021 Through my work as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Angola and Zambia, I have seen first-hand the excellent work of TradeMark East Africa in upgrading... Westminster News
Puppy Smuggling Open Letter 20th April 2021 I’ve signed an open letter addressed to Lord Goldsmith, the Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, responsible for animal... Westminster News
Battle of Tewkesbury- Royal Mail Stamp 20th April 2021 Great to see that Royal Mail has revealed a collection of eight 'Special Stamps' reimagining key battles from across the years of the Wars of the Roses... Local News
A National Day of Reflection 23rd March 2021 Remembering all those who have lost their lives due to the Coronavirus pandemic, including my father, Jim, who died in hospital on 5th May 2020. May they all... Local News
Volunteering at Churchdown vaccination centre 16th March 2021 I was very pleased to work as a volunteer this morning at the vaccination centre at Churchdown Community Centre. The whole operation was brilliantly organised... Local News
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 15th March 2021 I think it’s important to recognise that the Bill which is being debated in no way relates to the unfortunate incidents we saw in Clapham last weekend. That was... Westminster News
PMs Trade Envoy - Zambia Virtual Visit 24th February 2021 Delighted to be welcomed by the DIT and FCDO team in Zambia this week in my new role as Trade Envoy to Angola & Zambia. It has been interesting to find out more... Local News
