Military parents who'll be affected by private school fee VAT 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
Picturing a new train station for Devizes 22nd June 2020 As lockdown rules have started to ease, I've been able to get back out into the Constituency and start to think again about local projects and priorities. One... Articles
The Local Electricity Bill - June 2020 18th June 2020 Many thanks to those who have contacted me about the The Local Electricity Bill. I believe distributed generation has an important role to play a part in a... Articles
Israel's Annexation Plans - June 2020 18th June 2020 Many thanks to those who have contacted me about Israel's annexation plans. The Government's longstanding position on the Middle East Peace Process says there... Articles
Rough Sleeping - June 2020 18th June 2020 Many thanks to those who have contacted me about ending rough sleeping. Public safety and protecting the most vulnerable people in society from coronavirus has... Articles
My vision for the future of social care 18th June 2020 This week, after consulting with local practitioners in Wiltshire, I sent a letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary outlining proposals to improve social... Articles
Weekly Update (9 June 2020) 9th June 2020 Last week Parliament returned to physical meetings - no more Zooming in from your bedroom to the House of Commons chamber - which caused some head-scratching... Articles
Weekly Update (30 May, 2020) 30th May 2020 A weird week. I am sorry that between us, the politicians and the media have whipped up a storm that in no way helps the country’s battle to recover from the... Articles
Dominic Cummings - a final response to the comments I have received 29th May 2020 I have received an enormous amount of emails complaining about Dominic Cummings, the Prime Minister’s support of him, and my support of them both. Some were... Articles
Plans for new Devizes train station move a step closer 23rd May 2020 I am so pleased to hear today that plans for a new train station to serve Devizes are a step closer. The proposals for a train station at Lydeway have been... Articles