Last week in Parliament I attended an event held by Assistance Dogs UK and Assistance Dogs International. It was incredible to hear firsthand of the life changing effects that assistance dogs can have on people’s lives.
It was a pleasure to visit Evergreen School and speak with its Executive Head Teacher, Nick Evans about the work of the school along, with its plans to build an extension which will provide much-needed additional special education needs…
I recently had a very engaging conversation with local firefighters at Kenilworth Fire Station. We discussed the proposals for change to local fire services and the impact they could have. I'm grateful to the team at Kenilworth Fire…
On Monday, I was pleased to take questions from students of Kineton Primary School, who were visiting Westminster, to learn about how laws are made and the part I play in this process as their elected representative. The Parliamentary…
It is right that solar power forms a key part of the UK’s strategy for energy security and ambition to reach net zero by 2050. However, it is also right that the Government takes the necessary steps to defend the Green Belt from…
Last week I met Aston Martin employees, when they came to have team day at Parliament. This coincided with the announcement that they have received a King’s Award for Enterprise. Congratulations to all involved.
In Dementia Action week, I attended an Alzheimer’s Society event in Parliament to support the call for better diagnosis, alongside the actor Jonathan Pryce. This is a subject I have taken an interest in throughout my Parliamentary career…
I have been working for some time with Stratford District Council and the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to secure new GP premises on the Upper Lighthorne housing development.
I am pleased to see the ICB has now awarded the contract to supply GP services from the new facility to St Wulfstan Surgery who already look after the patients in Southam and surrounding areas.
One of the benefits of being a Member of Parliament is the opportunity to meet, and hopefully help, some remarkable people. Undoubtedly in that category are Jamie and Kate Scott, whose story you may have seen in the national press. In…
I was happy to meet with Dr Tom Chamberlin and learn more about his work looking at novel temperature sensors at this Year’s STEM Britain’s annual poster competition for early career researchers in science, engineering, technology and…
This week we marked World Parkinson’s Day. More than 120,000 people in the U.K. currently live with Parkinson’s disease and many die with it, including my father. While those with Parkinson’s often deal with a core set of symptoms such as…
I recently visited UHCW to meet the Chief Executive, Professor Andy Hardy, and discuss the work of the hospital. I am grateful to hospital staff for the care they provide to many of my constituents.
Congratulations to The Old Bakery Pub for being named Warwickshire Pub of the Year by the Coventry and District branch of CAMRA for the second year in a row.
Today marks World Down Syndrome Day, an awareness day that focusses on the rights, inclusion and well-being of people with Down Syndrome. For more information, please visit: https://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/.