Diary - Rwanda Bill back in the Commons Wednesday, 17 April, 2024 Today, the Rwanda Bill was back in the Commons, the Lords having sent back two further amendments. The PM had hoped they'd stop playing ping pong, but it seemed that we'd have to look at this Bill again on Monday. A lot to catch up on having been away for two days at a funeral and a Defence Committee visit. An interesting virtual surgery session at 1100 took longer than expected as the case was... 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
Diary - Government to intervene more in industry 23rd January 2017 Woke to find a freezing fog had enveloped much of the south of the country. After a couple of hours in the office, I headed to London for another week of... Diary
Speech: Local Government Finance Bill 23rd January 2017 The Bill’s timing is unfortunate. Certainly in South Dorset, this shake-up of local government finance is regarded as part of a perfect storm. Everyone’s minds... Speeches in Parliament