Diary - Defence Secretary lobbied PM for more money for our Armed Forces Tuesday, 26 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 meetings, one a surgery issue, the other about the migrant barge in Portland Port. At 1445, I was in the Grimond Room for another session of our Defence Committee. Today we took evidence from the Defence Secretary, the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP. He... 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
Diary - worth the wait 31st January 2017 What a long day! It began with an early morning run and ended at about midnight, as the House concluded the first day's debate on the EU Withdrawal Bill, which... Diary
Diary - anger over Trump immigration policy 30th January 2017 The start of a momentous week. Tomorrow we shall be debating the Bill which will allow the Government to trigger Article 50, thereby starting the process of... Diary
Diary - an update on IRC The Verne 27th January 2017 It was off to an early start and heading to Portland. Unfortunately my progress was slowed somewhat when I discovered my bank account had been hacked. That was... Diary
W2W - a step too far for the courts? 27th January 2017 THE claim that the Supreme Court’s decision this week safeguards the sovereignty of Parliament is ironic in the extreme. Those making it are the same MPs who... Articles
Diary - getting young people into work 26th January 2017 The highlight of my day was to meet a new charity called Ansbury Guidance. To do this, I headed to Kingland Road in Poole, where the charity has its main office... Diary
Diary - PM announces a Brexit White Paper 25th January 2017 Another interesting day, beginning with some physio! Into the House, follow through on the morning routine of coffee, croissant, papers, emails, letters and... Diary
Diary - Supreme Court gives its verdict 24th January 2017 Judgement day! The day that the Supreme Court decided on whether we needed to push a Bill through the House to trigger Article 50, which initiates the two-year... Diary
PR: Richard Drax supports local government call for fairer funding 24th January 2017 Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, today supported fairer funding for local authorities, saying that, while he supported the Government’s “direction of travel,”... Local News