In Parliament I raised the issues with Access to Work with the Minister for Social Security and Disability. This is the scheme that No-Limits Café and Dawlish Gardens Trust used to work with to help people into employment.
There is lots of speculation in parliament about what might, or might not, be in the next budget recently.
This week was back to Westminster! On Monday I spoke in the House about Digital ID cards and highlighted that many areas of Devon are still without decent mobile signal.
Has Donald Trump made an end to war in the Middle East as he is claiming? I’m not sure, but he has certainly brought about a long overdue ceasefire, and I’m pleased about that.
It is conference season, and as such, Parliament is in recess. This has given me the opportunity to spend more time in the constituency.
This week saw another bizarre announcement coming from the US administration, driven by the US secretary of state for health. They claim to have found a cause for autism and have said that women should stop taking paracetamol when pregnant.
This week I took part in a Westminster Hall debate about SEND, which was tabled after a petition calling to “Retain the legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND” reached over 125,000 signatures.
This week saw the publication of NHS “league tables” which the Government say will help banish the “postcode lottery” in the speed and quality of treatment.
After a lovely summer spent in the constituency, it was back to reality with a bang when Parliament reopened after recess.
This week saw commemorations for Ukrainian Independence Day both in Ukraine and across the UK.
It’s been another week of being out and about, I’ve done pop up events, spent time door knocking around the area, hosted a surgery at the Alice Cross Centre in Teignmouth and visited local businesses and more.
We’re well into the swing of summer recess now, I’ve been hosting pop up meet and greets around the constituency, where it has been lovely to meet both residents and visitors to the area, and hear about their concerns and issues.
This week has been a busy one, full of meetings and visits around the constituency.
It’s so nice to be back in the constituency after having to spend the majority of my time in Westminster over the past 2 months.
On Monday I secured a debate on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme and the Ukrainian Permission Extension Scheme.
This week I was selected for Prime Ministers Questions and asked about the Ukrainian visas.
On Tuesday the Government confirmed that the fifth and final phase of the Dawlish rail resilience project would not be funded, and it was placed into what amounts as a “watch and wait” queue.
Friday saw the second reading of my Private Member’s Bill.
It has been a week of sensitive and divisive debates in Parliament.
Last week was the G7 summit which was held in Canada. It was very timely given the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, so Starmer must use this opportunity to build an international consensus on how to move forward with creating a lasting peace
I’m looking forward to a positive outcome at the UN Oceans conference in Nice this week after I went to a ‘rewilding the oceans’ event in Parliament last week and the release of David Attenborough’s newest film Ocean.