What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Relieved to see Pakistan off the Red List for international travel after making many representations to ministers Argued for the Universal Credit uplift as a Spending Review priority Met the Food Foundation to discuss how to tackle food insecurity Visited Wycombe Heights Golf Centre to support their recovery from lockdowns and restrictions, and to discuss the hospitality sector Heard National Farmers Union representations on seasonal agricultural work and tabled an oral […]

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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Spoke in the Elections Bill second reading in support of Voter ID and evidencing how the Bill could go further to prevent voter malpractice in our elections Met the Pakistan High Commissioner and agreed we both want Pakistan moved off the Red List for travel Continued to stand against Islamophobia in debate and explained the need for a working definition of Islamophobia Met with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to discuss the […]

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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Created extra capacity for more work for Wycombe and on national issues by stepping back from the Treasury Select Committee and 1922 Executive Met with SV2G to discuss local Caribbean issues Visited the Barn Cafe at Turville Heath in #Wycombe to highlight a #HiddenGem Attended the Citizen’s Advice Bucks Garden Party, to celebrate their merger across the County better to support people in #Wycombe and Bucks Met with the Secretary of […]

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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Worked through CARFE to highlight current issues with racism Led a Westminster Hall Debate on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc Visited No. 10 to discuss my plan to secure a fair vote for everyone in Wycombe & the reforms to Public Health legislation we need Contributed to a Westminster Hall Debate on research and funding into Motor Neurone Disease Spoke on GB News about vaccine passports and the two-tier society they will create […]

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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Spoke in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill debates raising various matters and amendments Accompanied a constituent to meet the Safeguarding Minister in the Home Office to discuss women’s safety Met with Bucks Council & MPs to discuss local & county issues Continued my work with the Global Warming Policy Foundation revealing the cost of Net Zero Briefed by the Minister for Aviation on the newly introduced inbound requirements for […]

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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Asked the Education Secretary in an Urgent Question about his Department’s progress on ending self-isolation and bubbles for students in schools and colleges Co-sponsored and spoke in the Windrush Day Debate in Parliament, putting on record how extremely proud I am of Wycombe’s Windrush Generation Met with Wycombe Police’s Superintendent to discuss crime and its prevention across our community Met with the Minister for Immigration to discuss constituent cases Met with […]

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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Launched the CARFE anti-racism campaign and co-authored an article for the Times Red Box ‘Tories must find their voice on racism’. Sign our pledge here: carfe.org/the-pledge/ Attended Wycombe’s SV2G awareness campaign launch for the Windrush Compensation Scheme Supported ABTA’s Travel Day of Action where I spoke with pilots and airline employees about international travel and the impact of the traffic light system on the industry Attended the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast […]

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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Spoke in a debate on Israel and Palestine, asking what the Government is doing to achieve a two-state solution Asked the Health Secretary about the criteria to achieve freedom from the regulations and dismantle the paraphernalia of pandemic management Discussed the consequences of Covid restrictions with Andrew Neil on GB News Voted against extending Covid restrictions and gave my reasons why Met with students from Wycombe Abbey School to answer questions […]

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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Thanked agencies helping with the situation in St. Vincent & the Grenadines following the eruption of La Soufrière What About Weddings?: Asked the Minister for Small Businesses and the Govt to please allow people to get married and celebrate with their friends and family Asked the Foreign Secretary to examine whether cuts to aid spending could be done more sympathetically with respect to those most in need As part of Treasury […]

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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Attended FOUR sessions of Treasury Committee Made representations to the Foreign Secretary about the strength of feeling in Wycombe about Palestine Asked the Culture Secretary through a written Parliamentary Question if he will review the guidance restricting amateur choirs and orchestras to rehearse with only six people indoors Briefed by the Legatum Institute on Buckinghamshire’s statistics in the UK Prosperity Index Attended the APPG British Muslims on behalf of constituents Joined […]

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