Flick Drummond was re-selected as the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for the next General Election in 2015 at a special general meeting on Saturday 2nd March. Speaking afterwards, Flick said ‘I am honoured and thrilled to have been re-selected as the candidate for a city which I love living and working in. I am full of energy and ready to campaign on behalf of our residents whether it is locally or pushing for policies that will make a difference to us in Parliament. There is a lot to do and I am looking forward to the challenge’.
Government economic measures are beginning to work in Portsmouth South with a big decrease of 4.5% in the number of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants in the 18-24 age group and 25-49 age group. 2465 people went into employment over the last year according to a House of Commons briefing paper (January 23 2013). This is exciting news.
Thank you for your email on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
My concerns about Palestine long predate the horrific events of October 7th in the Hamas attacks. I have often spoken about Palestine in Parliament and in my other work as an MP.
Thank you for contacting me about ocean protection.
Protecting the environment is one of my top priorities in my work as an MP and I am part of CEN, the Conservative Environment Network. I regularly swim in the sea during the summer months when I am not in Parliament.
Thank you for contacting me about support for people affected by cancer. It is an awful disease and often is spotted far too late. Many of my friends have died of cancer and I know how difficult it is for families and friends.