Newsletter - 24 November, 2024 Sunday, 24 November, 2024 China Sir Henry Keswick - the quintessential taipan , chairman of Jardine Matheson, life-long Sinophile and deeply Conservative Englishman - died this month. He and his wife Tessa (who died last year) were good friends to me and to my Party here in East Wiltshire over many years. Henry was in my mind this week when the Prime Minister met President Xi and announced a ‘pragmatic’ new attitude to... Articles
Visit to discuss flooding and sewage issues in Aldbourne and Ogbourne St Andrews - 22 March, 2024 22nd March 2024 Very concerned to find ongoing flooding and sewage issues in Aldbourne and Ogbourne St Andrews. I met residents in both villages today to hear about the... Articles
Speech on the need for investment in defence - 21 March 2024 21st March 2024 My speech in perhaps the most important debate this Parliament: are we ready for war? Recent Defence Committee and Public Accounts Committee reports show we are... Articles
Question on traffic in Marlborough and the A338/A346 - 21 March, 2024 21st March 2024 Today I asked the Transport Minister when we can expect a decision on future of the north-south road network through Wiltshire. Marlborough is choked with... Articles
Question on Defence in the Budget - 13 March 2024 13th March 2024 Today I asked the Chancellor about Defence in the budget. Articles
Question on High Income Child Benefit Charge - 13 March 2024 13th March 2024 Today I asked the Chancellor about the High Income Benefit Charge. Speeches in Parliament
Newsletter - 11 March, 2024 11th March 2024 Most of an MP’s work is out of sight, working on individual constituents’ battles with some faceless agency of government, or in meetings to discuss some detail... Articles
Speech on Spring Budget - 7 March 2024 7th March 2024 Yesterday’s budget had some important and useful measures. I welcome the cut in National Insurance contributions, the (limited) rise in the VAT threshold, the... Speeches in Parliament
Updates after meeting with Wiltshire farmers - 28 February, 2024 28th February 2024 I met this week with a group of Wiltshire farmers brought together by the NFU. It was a helpful session for me, highlighting the continued challenges that... Articles
Debate on the future of horseracing and affordability checks - 28 February, 2024 28th February 2024 This week I attended the debate on the future of horseracing, which is threatened by the new affordability checks on gambling. The arguments against these... Speeches in Parliament
