In light of the recent news concerning Five Acres, I though my constituents would appreciate an update on the situation.

(This article was originally published in The Times Red Box, 19 February 2018)

As a recent series of articles in The Times highlighted, housing is one of the big challenges facing the country. There are three areas which the government should address as it develops its housing policy.

I thought it would be helpful to set out why, despite its faults, I voted for the Cabinet’s Withdrawal Agreement on Friday 29th March. 

Recent figures released by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that employment in the UK continues to be at its highest rate on record, at 76.1%, with over 32.7 million people now in work, up 354,000 in the past year and up by 3.65 million since 2010.

This week, new legislation to end puppy and kitten farming was introduced in Parliament. Known as ‘Lucy’s Law’, it will ban the sale of kittens and puppies from third parties from spring 2020, making buyers deal with breeders directly.

To watch my video on how we can help combat climate change, click here.

Climate change is one of the most serious long-term threats that this country and this world faces, and has been at the top of the news agenda in recent weeks. 

I am very pleased to report back to my constituents that Gloucestershire will see an increase in school funding.  

To watch my video about how we fix the social care system, click here.