Carbon Free Ceramics 28th July 2020 I have lobbied the Department for Business, Energy and Indistiral Strategy rellentlesly for ceramics. Before recess I was meeting with the Minister of State for... Westminster News
Government backs Desecration of War Memorials Bill 23rd July 2020 My colleague James Sunderland MP and I were delighted to have many Blue Collar Conservatives MPs back our Bill to make vandalising war memorials a criminal... Westminster News
Stoke Ceramics going Global 22nd July 2020 It was a pleasure to virtually meet the Minister for Trade Policy, Greg Hands, today with Stoke-on-Trent Central colleague Jo Gideon MP, to discuss the support... Westminster News
The BBC must deliver for Over75's 19th July 2020 I have expressed time and again that I believe the BBC has a lot to answer for and I personally favour decriminalising non payment of the Licence Fee as soon as... Westminster News
Domestic Abuse Bill 10th July 2020 This evening I will be voting to pass the Domestic Abuse Bill through the House of Commons , with major changes to protect victims of abuse. It's been welcomed... Westminster News
Price and Kensington Update 9th July 2020 This week I have written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick , about the need for government to change the... Westminster News
Support for Cultural, Arts and Heritage Sector 5th July 2020 Here's detail on the £1.57 billion investment to protect the UK's world-class cultural, arts & heritage sector: £1.15 billion support pot for cultural... Westminster News
UK-USA Free Trade Agreement 1st July 2020 It was great to speak with the US Ambassador, Woody Johnson, alongside the Secretary of State for Internarional Trade, Liz Truss, recently. Ceramics have to pay... Westminster News
Better Funding for our Roads 28th June 2020 I have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, over the funding formula used by the Department for Transport when giving out funding for... Westminster News