Diary - moves to increase house building 7th February 2017 Another day of debate around the EU Withdrawal Bill. Amendments thrown at it by those who do not want to leave the EU and by those who want to remain in part of... Diary
Diary - Speaker bans Trump from addressing both Houses 6th February 2017 What a day! The Speaker erupts and Alex Salmond screams blue murder in the Chamber. The first order of the day was Education Questions, which was followed by a... Diary
Diary - Association AGM 4th February 2017 Time for our Association's annual AGM. We held in the hall in Wool and it was well attended. We all enjoyed bacon butties and coffee for the first 30 minutes... Diary
Diary - fossils reveal a fascinating past 3rd February 2017 An early start to a busy day. At 1100 I headed down to Kimmeridge in pouring rain to visit the newly opened Etches Museum. After being totally impressed by the... Diary
W2W - a call for nurses 3rd February 2017 YOUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NEEDS YOU! I’m specifically referring to the national shortage of nurses, nowhere felt more keenly than in Dorset. High house prices... Articles
Diary - update on policing 2nd February 2017 In the main, a day of correspondence, broken by a visit to the new Assistant Chief Constable, Mark Cooper, at Police HQs and an excellent and top quality... Diary
PR: EU future about "common sense, pragmatism and negotiation" 2nd February 2017 Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, hailed tonight’s overwhelming vote in Parliament to trigger Article 50 as a “giant step” for our country. Drax spoke during... Media
Diary - MPs back Bill to trigger the first steps to leave the EU 1st February 2017 Another extraordinary day. It was day two of the EU Withdrawal Bill which I had spoken in yesterday evening - late! The speech is on the website. A busy morning... Diary
Speech - leaving the EU 31st January 2017 There have been some excellent speeches right across the House, and, contrary to what some Opposition Members may think, I do respect the remain view. However... Articles