Schools Bill Wednesday, 18 May, 2022 In the Schools White Paper in March, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi set out an ambition for 90% of primary school children to achieve the expected standard in reading, writing and maths by 2030, and for the percentage of children meeting the expected standard in the worst performing areas to have increased by a third. The Schools Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech last week will support... Articles
Gloucestershire Young Farmers Event 16th May 2022 It was a pleasure to catch up with the Gloucestershire Federation of Young Farmers on Saturday in Flaxley. The sun was out for their annual county rally and the... Local News
Newent Bus Service Update 13th May 2022 As many of you will know, I have written to several constituents who have contacted me about changes to the Newent to Ledbury bus service. On that topic... Local News
DVLA Update 12th May 2022 Over the last few months, my office has received a significant number of complaints regarding the length of time it has taken to renew or be issued a driving... Local News
Supporting People 10th May 2022 The Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is the biggest of the rural grants and payments that provide help to the farming industry. The price of agricultural commodities... Articles
Parliament Prorogued 4th May 2022 Last week, Parliament was prorogued – bringing an end to the 2021-22 parliamentary session, where a number of important Bills became law. The Police, Crime... Articles
Cinderford RFC v Blackheath 30th April 2022 It was a pleasure to watch Cinderford RFC v Blackheath today as the season comes to a close. I am pleased to say Cinderford won and it was a wonderful game to... Local News
Integrity Matters 27th April 2022 When reports of rule-breaking by those working in government emerged, the Prime Minister asked that we judge him on the facts and this is what I said I would do... Articles
New Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan 20th April 2022 Living through the pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health of people across our country, and I know from my conversations with constituents... Articles
Energy Security Strategy 13th April 2022 Last week, the Government published the British energy security strategy. The plan comes in light of rising global energy prices, provoked by surging demand... Articles
