Parliamentary Question - defending against the Houthis Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Speeches in Parliament
W2W - House of Lords heading for reform 18th May 2018 DUBBED the enemies of the people for intentionally attempting to derail Brexit, the Lords continue to flout convention. Their unconstitutional stance appears to... Articles
Diary - in the House 17th May 2018 With a one-line Whip running, I went to the House until mid afternoon. Sitting quietly in my office, I caught up with a lot of constituency work. Many... Diary
The Spectator - a free press 17th May 2018 The Spectator That the House of Lords has survived as an unelected chamber is largely down to the Salisbury Convention, which holds that peers do not vote down... Articles
Diary - two Dorset unitaries given the green light 16th May 2018 A morning run and into the House. First up was another meeting of the ESC. At 1030 we took oral evidence from N Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley, who was... Diary
Blog - carnage on the border 15th May 2018 LIKE most viewers, I am appalled by the scenes of carnage from Gaza. At the last count 58 Palestinians were dead and almost 2,000 wounded, with reports of... Diary
Diary - The Lords exceeding their brief 15th May 2018 A busy day, starting with my usual jaunt out into the park. The first commitment was a meeting with Mark Francois to discuss the vexed and on-going issue of our... Diary
Diary - a meeting with the PM 14th May 2018 An early start as I was keen to attend a meeting with the PM at midday. With the sun shining, I decided go on my motorbike, which was a wise choice. I arrived... Diary
Diary - new investment on Portland 11th May 2018 An hour in the office and then to Weymouth and the local newspaper to help judge the annual business awards. The Editor, Diarmuid Macdonagh, was there, along... Diary
W2W - fighting for press freedom 11th May 2018 ANOTHER attempt to impose more regulation on the Press was narrowly avoided on Wednesday by just nine votes. We all knew it was going to be a close call, with... Articles