Supporting a #BetterDealForAnimals with World Animal Protection UK. The UK has an excellent record on animal welfare and this will continue as we leave the EU.

Supporting National Apprenticeship Week in Parliament. There are already many excellent companies in the constituency promoting apprenticeships and I want to work with others to create even more opportunities for young people locally.

I met with the Home Secretary to discuss the Government's consultation on tackling unauthorised encampments.

Welcoming the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Oxstalls Campus, Longlevens as he opens the business hub at the university.

Had a really good visit to Woodmancote Guides. They are very bright girls, ably led, and asked a series of intelligent questions. I came away with much work to do!

Cheltenham and Gloucester Jobs Fair is running on Wednesday 13thFebruary 2019 at the Town Hall, Cheltenham, 10am to 1pm.
This will be free to attend and there will be exhibitors from various sectors and industries recruiting on the day.

What this vote was about

I was very sorry to hear that Horizon Nuclear Power, which is based in my constituency, has decided to suspend its nuclear programme in the United Kingdom following a decision by its parent company, Hitachi.

Following a number of discussions which Gloucestershire MPs and others have had with Education Secretary, Damien Hinds, I’m pleased that he has responded by providing an additional £350m to support pupils with special needs, and that our County’s schools will benefit from this.

 I apologise for the length of this post, but I wanted to give you the full picture of why I have taken the stances and actions I have, because I did not arrive at those decisions lightly.