Let's listen more Tuesday, 20 April, 2021 I was chairing a debate in Westminster Hall yesterday about the differences in maternity outcomes amongst different ethnic groups in the UK and learned a lot. That is one reason why I like chairing so much – you have to listen to every word and thus learn things about all kinds of subjects that would not ordinarily come across your desk. I return to London on Thursday to start the chairing of the... Articles
PMQ seeking clarity for 2021 school exams 13th January 2021 Having been contacted by young people, their parents and teachers about this important issue, today I used the opportunity of being first in the PMQ ballot to... Local News
Democracy 12th January 2021 Democracy is partial, recent and fragile. We take it for granted but we should not. Partial. The people of China, Russia, Iran and several Central Asian, Latin... Articles
Getting the vaccine delivered 6th January 2021 As we all know, the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine is being prioritised to those over 80 years old, with the aim that all those over 70 will have been... Articles
Roll on the month of May 4th January 2021 I have always loved the glorious month of May – nature bursting forth after the earlier darker months of the year. I anticipate that the month of May 2021 will... Articles
Covid Continued 31st December 2020 My staff are off this week, so I have been responding to a light dusting of emails myself each day to prevent a massive backlog. This morning was a classic. The... Articles
Trade Deal 29th December 2020 Reading any international legal agreement is a bit like banging your head against a brick wall, especially the case with any EU Agreement. I do not know how... Articles
Christmas 2020 21st December 2020 What a horrible way for us to go into Christmas – the news that a new variant of the wretched coronavirus is 70% more transmissible, necessitating the urgent... Articles
No Deal 11th December 2020 I have long been of the view that a trade deal between the UK and the EU would be agreed at five to midnight. We are now at 11.30pm and the chances of a deal... Articles
Tier 2 27th November 2020 So, we are in Tier 2. It was not what I wanted but given that only Cornwall and the Isle of Wight are in Tier 1, I will reluctantly accept it and vote for it... Articles
