Building back greener Wednesday, 16 December, 2020 Last weekend, the Prime Minister addressed a virtual Climate Ambition Summit, marking the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, and a major milestone on the road to the UN Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow next November, hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy. Co-convened by the United Nations, the UK and France, in partnership with Italy and Chile, the summit brought together 75 leaders... Articles
Protecting the economy means living within our means 11th July 2017 Living within our means is necessary to grow the economy, create jobs and protect our public services. Governments that fail to grip their deficits find that... Articles
Debating the Queen's Speech 29th June 2017 Over the past week, Parliament has been debating the Queen’s Speech, the Government’s programme of legislation for the coming parliamentary session. During this... Speeches in Parliament
Queen's Speech 2017 21st June 2017 Following on from the election two weeks ago, this week is the State Opening of the new Parliament. As a new Parliament begins, the Queen reads out the... Articles
Daily Politics 20/06/2017 20th June 2017 Earlier today I was pleased to join Jo Coburn as a guest on BBC2's Daily Politics. I appeared alongside Labour’s Barry Gardiner and Lord Jones of Birmingham... Media
Thank you for putting your faith in me 14th June 2017 I am extremely grateful and honoured that the people of the Forest of Dean have once again elected me to be the Member of Parliament for our area for the fourth... Articles
Promoting our agricultural industry 3rd May 2017 Conservatives both locally and nationally have always supported our rural industries, including those who work hard in our farming communities. The agricultural... Articles
Local business backs Mark Harper 3rd May 2017 Conservative candidate, Mark Harper, has supported local businesses during his 12 years serving as the Forest of Dean’s MP. Mark has frequently supported... Articles
Investment in Gloucestershire roads 3rd May 2017 Gloucestershire Conservatives have been working to improve roads across Gloucestershire. Before Parliament dissolved, Gloucestershire MPs met with Transport... Articles