A View From Westminster

A View From Westminster

So now we know. There will be a referendum on our membership of the European Union on the 23rd June 2016. Do we stay in or do we leave? Has the Prime Minister secured sufficient for us to remain an independent nation within a European Union? There are emotional as...
Arctic Adventures

Arctic Adventures

I have just returned from northern Norway where I have spent four days with the Royal Marines as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme of which I am a member. The programme is an excellent way to learn more about military life today, and about the roles and...
A View From Westminster – Local Newspaper Column

A View From Westminster – Local Newspaper Column

Since writing my last column I am absolutely delighted, and relieved, to be able to report back that I have successfully steered my Private Members Bill through it’s final stages in the House of Commons!!  Phew!  And so, the NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) bill, more...