Parliamentary Question - defending against the Houthis Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Speeches in Parliament
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
W2W - trouble in Northern Ireland 20th January 2017 HAVING served on three operational tours of Northern Ireland, I fully appreciate how contentious and intractable politics can be over there. I am not surprised... Articles