Visit to Norwich Probation Centre Friday, 17 January, 2025 After a busy morning meeting constituents at my regular advice surgery, I visited the Norwich Probation Centre to learn more about the work they do in supporting and rehabilitating offenders. I also met with Lord Timpson this week, Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending. It was useful to learn about the challenges they face as a service, both locally and nationally. I... Articles
Question to Claire Coutinho on Norfolk County Council's Ofsted Result for Children's Services 16th January 2023 Children’s Services in Norfolk have been judged as requiring improvement all the way back to 2008. But, following their recent inspection, the local authority... Speeches in Parliament
Listening to Residents in Spixworth 14th January 2023 As part of our weekly campaigns, it was great to be out in Spixworth, today, talking to residents about the positive work of conservative-led Broadland District... Local News
All Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Finance 9th January 2023 As Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Finance, I launched our Introductory Guide to Green Finance - a layman's guide to explain what... Westminster News
Update on Lib Dem Serco Bin Contract 20th December 2022 This is a joint post with Jerome Mayhew and Duncan Baker as the two MPs that cover the North Norfolk District Council area. During September, October and... Local News
Christmas Card Competition 2022 19th December 2022 Following on from the success of my last two Christmas Card Competitions, I wrote to the Headteachers of all of our primary schools in Broadland to ask them to... Local News
Question to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 14th December 2022 The Stormont Assembly has been recalled five times since the last election but has failed to elect a new Speaker. It is clear that the Democratic Unionist party... Speeches in Parliament
Question to the Ministry of Defence on Maintenance Contracts 13th December 2022 Defence accommodation maintenance contracts that work on a fix-it-when-it-breaks basis ignore preventive maintenance, create perverse incentives—the longer a... Speeches in Parliament
Question to the Minister of State for Health on Public Sector Pay Increases 12th December 2022 Inflation is the real enemy, because it makes us all poorer. We have a political and economic choice: we either tackle it, or we give in to an inflation pay... Speeches in Parliament
Contribution to the Debate on the Powers of Attorney Bill 9th December 2022 I aim to be as brief as my hon. Friend Holly Mumby-Croft. I want to put on record my support for this Bill. Often in Friday sittings we talk about photogenic... Speeches in Parliament
