This week has been dominated by the budget. I thought it was balanced and fair, as the Chancellor said, we need to be honest with the country about the impact of Covid on our finances and work to put them back on track.
The international Women's Day Debate is an annual event, which I am proud to have been a part of this year. Across the house, colleagues spoke up for women over the world as we continue the strive towards equality.
Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond has read The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf to children from Horndean Infant School for World Book Day.
All pupils able to go to school during lockdown attended in their favourite book character costumes to listen to the story of Ferdinand the bull who would rather s
I asked the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Gavin Williamson, to consider how we can help young people by extending the school day after COVID-19. I know that the pandemic has done a lot of harm to young people, even though teachers and parents have worked so hard on remote learning.
The sun is finally shining and it really does seem that spring is arriving alongside the slow lifting of covid restrictions. I think the Prime Minister is right to be cautious about how we move forward.
This week I have written to hundreds of local businesses setting out Government support for apprenticeships, training and qualifications to help create jobs and recover from the pandemic.
The letter gives links to a host of government initiatives including the Kickstart Scheme, which fully funds si
I asked the Rt Hon Alok Sharma, President of the COP26 climate talks which the UK is hosting this year, about how we can 'Build Back Better' in the Meon Valley and across the country.
I asked the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the Government can do to through updating the planning system to ensure that our town centres can keep up with change.
The biggest news for me this week outside Covid, was the announcement of the Health and Social Care white paper. This gives us a framework on which to build a new system, strengthen our NHS and integrate social care which has long been overdue.
