Today in Parliament I asked the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to consider the plight of pubs during lockdown. They have been told they can sell takeaway food, but not beer.
During the Parliamentary recess I was invited to visit the Community Pantry at Romsey School which has been doing a brilliant job supporting local families during these incredibly difficult times.
Perhaps unsurprisingly much of my postbag this week has been about the vote last week in the commons on free school meals and their extension in holiday times. I have tried to explain to constituents that I am not convinced a voucher system is the best way to deliver assistance to families in th
Yesterday in Parliament I spoke in the general debate on Covid. Later this week we will be debating the Corona Virus Act which was the emergency legislation brought in during March to give new powers to Government in that emergency situation.
Caroline Nokes, the Tory MP who chairs the women and equalities select committee, knows a UK trans inquiry “won’t be easy” but says the government’s gender-recognition reform announcement “felt like a standstill”.
Yesterday in Parliament (albeit virtually) I asked the Minister for Equalities about the work the Government is doing around the unequal impact of Covid-19.
Last night in parliament my colleague and immediate neighbour, Paul Holmes the MP for Eastleigh, led an Adjournment Debate about disabled access to Hedge End Railway Station.
Today in Parliament I asked the BEIS Minister Paul Scully about support for the fitness and wellbeing industry. Many of those employed in the sector are women, and it is sector which contributes £2billion to GDP annually.
Yesterday in Parliament I spoke in the debate to mark Black History Month. This year we are celebrating it in different ways, due to lockdown but I would like to pay tribute to the team in Southampton who annually put in so much work #BlackHistoryMonth
