A big day for pensioners Wednesday, 10 April, 2024 Some residents have said they were surprised there was nothing in the 2024 Budget about pensions. And in one sense they’re right - because the two main decisions had already been announced earlier: Increasing the State Pension by 8.5% on the 8th April. Maintaining the Triple Lock Let me focus on these points in turn. ...but two confessions first: First, I used to run a pensions business. There is... Articles
Gloucester’s new green energy park and new 100,000 tree Hempsted Woods 6th March 2021 Gloucester’s new green energy park and new 100,000 tree Hempsted Woods We’ve put a few toes in the water on renewable energy in Gloucester before. The City... Local News
Lockdown & Regeneration - an update on Gloucester City Centre 27th February 2021 Lockdown & Regeneration - an update on Gloucester City Centre A constituent wrote to me the other day that our City Centre felt like a ghost town. He was right... Local News
Statement on Fire Safety Bill 11th February 2021 Some constituents contacted me recently with their concerns about the outstanding work, especially on cladding, needed on high rise buildings following the... Westminster News
Two new schools approved for Gloucester: what happens next? 7th February 2021 Brand new schools don’t happen very often, and an announcement from the Department of Education approving two on the same day for Gloucester residents is even... Local News
How are we doing on vaccination? 18th January 2021 Do see my enews on ' How are we doing on vaccination?' Local News
Speech in Westminster Hall Debate on 21st December 2020 See my speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Mm_v0K1Vs Speeches
What's On in Gloucester - Christmas 2020 17th December 2020 My fab 2020 Christmas Card by Elizabeth Downing (Year 9) What's On in Gloucester - Christmas 2020 This Christmas is, like everything else this year, different... Local News
My Christmas Card Competition 2020 6th December 2020 The beautifully painted winning design of my 2020 Christmas Card competition is also the most apposite of all in the last decade. There were 2 very good runner... Local News
Gloucester set to enter Tier 2 27th November 2020 Enews: Gloucester set to enter Tier 2 In the last two days the government has laid out both its COVID-19 Winter Plan (or dealing with the health crisis), the... Local News