Military parents in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance invited to Larkhill drop-in this Saturday Monday, 7 October, 2024 I am holding a drop-in event in Larkhill this weekend to hear from military families who will be impacted by Labour's plans to put tax on private school fees. The plans, which are due to come into effect in January 2025, will see private school fees subjected to 20 per cent VAT, with parents shouldering the extra cost. Today I have written to the Minister responsible for independent schools to... Articles
Report from the Centre for Social Justice: Safely reducing the number of children going into care - 27 April, 2021 27th April 2021 This week the Centre for Social Justice published its report on children in care. This is the product of a commission, chaired by me, looking at the steep rise... Articles
Urgent Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office to update the House on the Ministerial Code - 26 March, 2021 26th April 2021 Yesterday I asked the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Michael Gove, an Urgent Question to update the House on the Ministerial Code. Articles
Newsletter - 25 April, 2021 25th April 2021 The Tudor dramas at No 10 continued this week and I tried to ignore it all. Having worked with the principal players during their time of successful cooperation... Articles
The Daily Telegraph - 'Danny Kruger: Legalising assisted suicide would usher in a dystopic nightmare' - 25 April, 2021 25th April 2021 You can read the full article here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/25/dystopic-future-state-sanct…... Articles
Ambulance service calls on communities to register defibrillators - 22 April, 2021 22nd April 2021 South Western Ambulance Service is calling on all communities who have fundraised for defibrillators to serve their local area to register them with the local... Articles
Devizes arts and heritage organisations to benefit from £70,000 boost under Culture Recovery Fund - 21 April, 2021 21st April 2021 I was pleased to hear earlier this month that three local projects were awarded money from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. In the... Articles
My thoughts on illegal hare coursing - BBC Radio Wiltshire - 19 April, 2021 19th April 2021 This appalling crime of trespass and cruelty - organised gangs making big profits from online gambling on the illegal hunting of hares - has to stop. Terrible... Articles
Newsletter - 18 April, 2021 18th April 2021 I gave my tuppence worth on HRH Prince Philip in the debate on the Humble Address on Monday, with a short speech about his legacy. I do think the main speeches... Articles
Adjournment Debate: Decisions on cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the covid-19 outbreak - 13 March 2021 13th April 2021 Yesterday, I led an Adjournment Debate focusing on the decisions regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the covid-19 outbreak. I want to make it clear... Articles