Salisbury Claimant Count, June 2022 Wednesday, 20 July, 2022 I am delighted to see that figures published this June show that our local economic outlook is improving, with the Salisbury claimant count down 895 people on this time last year. Evidently, serious economic challenges still remain. With inflation, we will all be feeling the rise in the cost of living, from the cost of day to day products in our supermarkets, to the cost of energy bills and fuel... Articles
EdUKaid: The Downton Based Charity Supporting Global Education 20th July 2022 I am proud to be supporting a great, local, Downton based charity with their vision to ensure that every child has the access they need to the education they... Articles
Letter of Resignation to the Prime Minister 6th July 2022 Dear Prime Minister, After much thought and with deep regret I must inform you that I have made the difficult decision to resign from the government. It has... Articles
Helping with the cost of living: Energy Bills Rebate 3rd February 2022 As the UK economy continues its recovery from the pandemic, we must confront the global inflationary pressures caused by the world economy finding its feet once... Westminster News
Addressing misinformation on sewage discharge 26th October 2021 Numerous constituents have taken the time to accuse me, sometimes in pretty florid terms, of voting to pump raw sewage into rivers. Of course, I did no such... Westminster News
SSEN - Salisbury & South Wiltshire’s transition to net zero 5th October 2021 Ahead of COP26, which will be held in Glasgow at the end of October, I met with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution to discuss their... Local News
Collective Responsibility 22nd September 2021 Occasionally, constituents profess disappointment that, as a minister, I am unable to speak from the backbenches in Commons debates. When I explain that all... Westminster News
Health and Social Care funding update 9th September 2021 The Prime Minister’s announcement of the plan to fix social care has been met with a great strength of feeling in the country and here in Salisbury and South... Articles
Salisbury: the Future High Streets Fund 19th May 2021 Excellent news today from Local Government minister Luke Hall, confirming £9.4m for Salisbury from the Future High Streets Fund after the proposal was updated... Local News
The Salisbury Office 23rd April 2021 Great to be with the The Salisbury Office team this afternoon to officially open their Endless Street business along with the Mayor and Cllr Atiqul Hoque... Local News
