2025: Week 16 - Elections!
I celebrated my birthday this week, I took the morning off to spend with my family, the first time I’ve actively taken off since being elected last July!
5 May 2025
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2025: Week 15 - Back to Westminster
After a lovely 2 weeks in the constituency whilst Parliament was on its Easter recess (albeit with a brief recall to discuss all things steel), I caught the early train to London with a spring in my step, no doubt helped by the beautiful weather!
21 Apr 2025
2025: Week 14 - Easter Recess
This Easter has been a mixed bag of sunshine and torrential rain, more than just April showers. I hope that if you had any time off over the Easter break that the weather didn’t spoil it for you.
14 Apr 2025
2025: Week 13 - Around the constituency
This week has been all about constituency matters!
7 Apr 2025
2025: Week 12 - Tariffs, litter and GPs
This week sees the final week of Parliament before the Easter recess, and although I’ll miss the debates and committees in Westminster I’m looking forward to spending a couple of weeks at home and getting out and about in the constituency.
31 Mar 2025
2025: Week 11 - Spring Statement, Volunteer drivers and UTC success
This week has seen the sad news that the No Limits Café in Newton Abbot has announced their closure.
24 Mar 2025
2025: Week 10 - Welfare, Disability and Communities
The big news of the week has been Liz Kendall outlining the Government’s plans for welfare spending, including disability benefits.
17 Mar 2025
2025: Week 9 - Energy, tariffs and parking
This week the Government have announced planning reforms which will allow 150 major projects such as solar farms or wind turbines to go ahead, as part of their plan to drive economic growth.
10 Mar 2025
2025: Week 8 - Ukraine and Parking
It’s been a strange week, largely dominated by the situation between the US and Ukraine, and the breakdown of talks between the two.
3 Mar 2025
2025: Week 7 - Ukraine, Adoption and Access to Work
It’s been another busy week and I’ve split my time between Westminster and the constituency.
24 Feb 2025
2025: Week 6 - Constituency Matters
This week Parliament has been in recess so I’ve been able to spend all week in the constituency. I had a full diary and it was very productive meeting with both companies and constituents across the week.
17 Feb 2025
2025: Week 5 - Local Elections and Crisis in Childcare
Last week the local elections for Devon in May were confirmed to happen as scheduled by the Government. The request by the Devon County Council Conservative administration to delay the election for a year was denied.
11 Feb 2025
2025: Week 4 - Post Office and Royal Mail
As I walked to the train on Monday it nearly felt like spring – snowdrops in flower, a moment of warm sunshine and vibrant crocus flowers ready to bloom.
25 Jan 2025
2025: Week 3 - Another Private member’s bill week – Climate and Nature
I’m not sure I can remember another weekend when we had two named storms. I hope that the storms didn’t impact you too badly, but if you did get damage or flooding - you have my deepest sympathies.
18 Jan 2025
2025: Week 2 - Railway debate and Local Government Reorganisation
This week I managed to secure a Westminster Hall debate about the state of the railways in the South West.
11 Jan 2025
2025: Week 1 - New Year - Resolutions?
As the new year begins, most of us start to think about the year just past, and the year ahead. For some that means new year resolutions - wanting to change themselves or their situations. I for one will be adding more exercise into my routine!
4 Jan 2025
Week 24 - Reflecting on Christmas
In the run-up to Christmas many of us are looking forward to meeting up with family and friends, and we also think of those less fortunate than ourselves and those that dedicate their time to others.
21 Dec 2024
Week 23 - Local Government Reorganisation / English Devolution
Local Government Reorganisation isn’t usually what many people would think of as big news, but this week it is - Monday’s announcement from the Government suggests big changes are in store.
14 Dec 2024
Week 22 - Stormy Weather
Thank you to all the people out this weekend helping during the gales and the recovery from Storm Darragh. I can’t remember seeing so many trees and powerlines down, and roof tiles and trampolines where they shouldn’t be.
7 Dec 2024
Week 21 - Assisted dying debate
It was a long week in Parliament last week, ending with the debate on Assisted Dying on Friday.
2 Dec 2024
Week 20 - Storms, White Ribbon and Assisted Dying
Storm Bert has hit the area hard. With rivers bursting their banks, and roads and railways underwater we are seeing the result of a month’s or more rain falling in a day – again.
25 Nov 2024