Our Man - the views of local businesses 5th March 2020 At this time of maximum uncertainty for the economy, with the threat of coronavirus hanging over the whole world, it was a very good time to take the views of... Articles
Our Man in Westminster - East Kent Hospitals inquiry 24th February 2020 Few news stories in recent weeks have been as shocking as the revelation that a number of babies have died at one of the East Kent hospitals when the deaths... Articles
Damian Green MP's 2020 Jobs Fair 5th February 2020 I will be holding my annual Jobs Fair on Friday, 21st February 2020, from 10am - 1pm at Ashford College. The fair is open to all and is a free event. There will... Articles
Parliamentary debate about High Speed One 21st January 2020 On Tuesday 21st January 2020, I led a parliamentary debate on High Speed One (HS1) rolling stock to discuss the need for new rolling stock on the High Speed... Articles
Our man - An update about the M20 24th October 2019 After spending last Saturday unusually in Westminster I had hoped to be able to write this column explaining what happens next in the Brexit saga. Sadly as I... Articles
Our Man - Celebrating charities and volunteering in Ashford 10th October 2019 Most of the time this column is useful to address the problems and complaints people have. There is never a shortage of subjects! Occasionally though I like to... Articles
Our man - my recent visit to the William Harvey hospital 26th September 2019 The recent online survey I held about which issues matter most to people produced some clear results. The local issue which attracted most interest was the... Articles
Our Man - Give a Day to Policing 29th August 2019 With crime and policing prominent in the news at the moment, I was pleased to take part in the Give a Day to Policing scheme this year. This is an invitation... Articles
Ashford MP encourages local firms to recruit disabled people 12th July 2019 Ashford employers are grouping together to support more disabled people into jobs. The disability employment rate is now nearly 52%, up from 44% five years ago... Articles