Monthly Update - April 2024 Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 The last month has had a distinctly rural feel, as I have visited farms, a vineyard, and spent a happy morning at the Ashford Market surrounded by cattle and sheep. There has also been a sporting element, as I have been at games at Ashford Rugby Club and Ashford United Football Club. Elsewhere I joined hundreds of people at the Model Railway Exhibitions around the town centre, and attended a very... Local News
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
Select Committee Update – Cricket Follow Up 20th February 2024 Today the CMS Committee held an evidence session to follow-up on the Committee’s previous work on racism in cricket. We heard from three panels today. In the... Westminster News
Our Man in Westminster - There is a clear message from the results of my survey 8th February 2024 I was delighted that nearly twelve hundred people filled in my survey on Ashford Town Centre and how they would like to see it change. The large number shows... Articles
Select Committee Update: Tourism Joint Ministerial Follow-Up 6th February 2024 Today at the CMS Committee we held a joint ministerial session an opportunity to question Ministers from across Government on the findings of the Committee’s... Westminster News
Our Man in Westminster - Ashford Jobs Fair 2024 25th January 2024 This week see one of my regular Jobs Fairs, which I hope will have been another successful way of helping people find a fulfilling future. Because of the joys... Local News
Select Committee Update - British Film and High-End Television 23rd January 2024 Today at the CMS Committee we held our first evidence session of the British Film and High-End TV inquiry. We heard from two panels today. In the first panel we... Westminster News
Select Committee Update – Football Governance 16th January 2024 Today the CMS Committee held a one-off evidence session following reports in December of an ongoing stalemate between the Premier League and the rest of the... Westminster News