Diary - helpful update on migrant barge Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Much work to do before a virtual meeting with Liz Ferdenzi, who is my direct contact with the migrant barge in Portland Port. We have agreed to speak regularly so I can keep up with how everything is going on board. Some constituents had voiced their concern about the size of the bus which takes migrants into Weymouth and back. I inquired whether a minibus would be more suitable than a double... Diary
Diary - honoured by Portland Coastwatch 5th April 2024 The National Coastwatch volunteers are literally the salt of the earth. I am clearly biased, but the three teams along my constituency coastline are the most... Diary
Diary - dropping in on the Top Club in Littlemoor 3rd April 2024 Tributes were paid to the three British victims of an Israeli air strike in Gaza. Four other aid workers were also killed. The full facts are not known and the... Diary
Diary - visiting the Veterans' Hub 2nd April 2024 Easter break over, I headed to Weymouth on yet another overcast day. I was visiting the Veterans' Hub on Portland Road to catch up with veteran Andy Price, who... Diary
PR: Drax signs cross party pledge calling for increased defence spending 30th March 2024 Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset has signed a cross-party pledge calling for increased defence spending. The pledge, arranged by the Council on Geostrategy... Local News
W2W - Princess of Wales needs peace and privacy 29th March 2024 LEAVE the Princess of Wales alone. I was shocked to see a clearly frail Kate, sitting alone on a bench, tell the world she had cancer. The public announcement... Articles
Diary - meeting boss of charity that helps with end of life care 28th March 2024 Will the rain and wind ever stop? In atrocious conditions, I drove to a constituent's home in Lulworth to discuss a new health idea with the CEO of the... Diary
Diary - Defence Secretary lobbied PM for more money for our Armed Forces 26th March 2024 The final day before the Easter break. A quick annual check with the Doc before heading into the Commons for a busy morning. I had two important virtual... Diary
Diary - cyber attacks by China 25th March 2024 The final week before our Easter break. Mondays are always busy, not least catching up on correspondence that's come in over the weekend. At 1420 I was sitting... Diary
Parliamentary Question - cyber security and UK democracy 25th March 2024 Bearing in mind all that my right hon. Friend has said, he may be concerned to hear what we have heard in the Defence Committee. English Ministry of Defence... Speeches in Parliament