Last week, I opened a Westminster Hall debate making the case for extradition reform. You can watch it here. Following the groundswell of support at that debate, I have secured a debate and vote on the issue on Monday afternoon - a vital opportunity for Parliament to stand up for safeguards to protect our citizens […]
Read MoreOn Friday, I joined Ashley School for the opening of a new Surrey-species apple orchard. It is part of an environmental educational project to teach children about the food cycle and sustainable local environments. The school is the only place in the UK to have all 28 native Surrey apple varieties! There will be a […]
Read MoreIn today’s Sunday Times, I have co-authored a piece with Matt Hancock MP on executive pay. Just because so many on the looney left bash the banks and other business bosses for the sake of it, it doesn’t mean there isn’t an issue about exorbitant executive pay. In the article, we look at some of […]
Read MoreOn Friday, I visited Parkside School in Stoke d’Abernon. I met with some of the sixth form pupils, along with Headmaster, David Aylward, and Graham West, Chairman of Governors (pictured below). It was a great opportunity to hear from the teachers and children first hand, and have a proper tour of the school. I was […]
Read MoreWith unemployment figures out today, showing 1 in 5 sixteen to twenty-four year olds out of work, I have published a pamphlet with the Center for Policy Studies (CPS), Escaping the Strait Jacket - Ten Regulatory Reforms to Create Jobs.You can download the paper here, read my blogpost for Con Home here, access my piece […]
Read MoreYesterday, the Thames Ditton Centre for the Community won the prize as the ‘Center for all Ages’, at the Awards for All Ages presented in the House of Lords. The centre was recognised for having a range of activities for all ages on one shared site, from children to pensioners. There’s dance, Tai Chi, ballet […]
Read MoreOn Friday, I talked to students at Esher college, and took questions on my first 18months as an MP. As always, there were some excellent questions and a really vibrant debate - from local issues, to the Eurozone crisis and human rights abuses in Syria.
Read MoreOn Friday, I visited Feltonfleet School in Cobham, and was grilled by the School Council on life as an MP and my local and national priorities (pictured below). I was really impressed by their background knowledge, interest and curiosity - and look forward to seeing them at Westminster when they come up on a school […]
Read MoreTo hear the brilliant historian Niall Ferguson explain why the West has lost its ‘historical mojo’ … click here.
Read MoreToday, I applied to the Backbench committee for Parliamentary time for MPs to debate and have their say on the ‘rough justice’ being meted out to a rising number of UK citizens under our current extradition arrangements. It was a cross-party application, backed by former Lib Dem leader Sir Ming Campbell and two Labour Chairs […]
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