Social Care Campaign Update Thursday, 28 March, 2024 I am pleased that the Minister of State for Social Care, Helen Whately MP, has responded to my open letter on making social care better. You can see the open letter and my other work on reforming social care here . Last year I launched my campaign to make social care better where I have been advocating four areas of reform in the social care sector. These four areas of reform are the workforce... Articles
Select Committee Update – Grassroots Music Venues 26th March 2024 Today the CMS Committee held an evidence session for our inquiry into Grassroots Music Venues. We heard from three panels today. In the first panel we heard... Westminster News
APPG on Adult Social Care 'Future of Care 5' Report Launch 20th March 2024 Last week, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Adult Social Care launched its latest report ‘Future of Care 5’ in Parliament. This is the latest report... Westminster News
Select Committee Update – The Work of the BBC 20th March 2024 Today the CMS Committee held a regular scrutiny session with the BBC, partly linked to the publication of the Government’s Mid Term Review in January. We heard... Westminster News
Select Committee Update – British Film and High-End Television 19th March 2024 Today the CMS Committee held its third evidence session of the British Film and High-End TV inquiry. We heard from two panels. In the first panel we heard from... Westminster News
Monthly Update - March 2024 18th March 2024 As we approach Easter and (hopefully) Spring, I have been busy following up a number of concerns people expressed in my recent survey. I have fixed to talk to... Newsletters
Our Man in Westminster - An Update About Local Schools 7th March 2024 I have been visiting a number of primary schools in recent weeks, and apart from my admiration for the teachers (my mother was a primary school teacher so I am... Articles
New Funding for Farmers 23rd February 2024 Good news! The Government will introduce a £15 million fund to help farmers redistribute surplus food, preventing millions of meals worth of edible food from... Articles
Our Man in Westminster - Spending in Ashford 22nd February 2024 Following my Town Centre Survey, which showed some of the reasons people may not be using the town centre as much as before, there is now some interesting... Articles
Select Committee Update – British Film and High-End Television 21st February 2024 Today the CMS Committee held its second evidence session of the British Film and High-End TV inquiry. We heard from three panels. In the first panel we heard... Westminster News