Westminster News

John takes the oath of allegiance and is formally sworn in as an MP following the General Election. Members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords...

In Westminster Hall debate today on Retail Crime John added his voice esepcailly in support of small shops of which there are many in the constituency. John...

Over the past few months I have been out on the doorsteps across the constituency talking to people about the issues that matter to them. Those issues include...

In any debate in the Chamber an MP may only speak once. In the debate on the Queen’s Speech I chose to make my contribution in discussion on climate change...

Last Wednesday, the landmark Domestic Abuse Bill passed its Second Reading in Parliament. The Bill introduces the first ever statutory definition of domestic...

It would be nice to think that historically the temperature of discussions in the House has always been calm. But just look back at the debates that took place...

John has joined a new cross party group of MPs called 'MPs for a Deal'. 'MPs for a Deal' has been launched by parliamentary colleagues across the political...

I have long had a concern about the Local Housing Allowance especially in this constituency where in the north east it is related to housing costs in the...

John met with Patricia Marquis, Director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to discuss bursaries for nurses and other related issues on the RCN 'Fund our...