Covid Certification Tuesday, 6 April, 2021 I have been contacted by many constituents with a range of views on vaccine passports and Covid-19 status certificates. The Government have consulted on this, and are currently assessing these responses as well as the legal, logistical, medical and ethical issues raised. I have been engaging with Ministers throughout the process. I must make it clear that at the time of writing there are no... Westminster News
Merton Labour-run Council Drop Baseless Delay To St Helier Hospital Improvements 27th January 2021 Following a highly successful campaign from the Merton Conservative Council Group and Stephen Hammond MP, Merton’s Labour-run Council have decided to abandon... Local News
Trade Bill 21st January 2021 I want to assure you that the Government is committed to being transparent and enabling the effective scrutiny of its trade agenda. Ministers have listened to... ArticlesEuropean NewsHolyrood NewsLocal NewsMediaOpinionsReportsSenedd NewsSpeechesSpeeches in ParliamentWestminster NewsWritten Questions News
McPartland Smith Amendment - Fire Safety Bill 15th January 2021 I can confirm I have signed the McPartland Smith amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, which provides that the owner of a building may not pass the costs of any... Westminster News
New National Lockdown 5th January 2021 When the lockdown began in March, nobody could be sure how long this would last. Many of us hoped that it would be short lived, but very quickly we accepted... Local News
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill 30th December 2020 I am extremely disappointed and frustrated to have not been selected to speak in the debate on the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill today. At the last... Westminster News
Tier 4 Restrictions 20th December 2020 Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced much of England, including London, would move to a new Tier 4 of Covid-19 restrictions. Those in Tier 4 are unable to... Local News
London - Tier 3 14th December 2020 From Wednesday the whole of London will move to Tier 3 of the Covid restrictions. This is not what any of us wanted to see, but cases and hospitalisations have... Local News
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Updated 10th December 2020 On Monday the House of Commons voted on the amendments the House of Lords made to the Bill. The House of Lords removed clauses 42-47 of the Bill. I had... Westminster News
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 2nd December 2020 Last night, after serious consideration, I voted in favour of Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020, The decision... Westminster News