I had the pleasure today of visiting the Thames Chase Community Forest to meet volunteers, see the fantastic work they do and hear all about their latest projects.
Paul Maynard MP, Accessibility Minister at the Department for Transport, has today written to me about a consultation he's about to launch into how best to address the gaps in public transport provision for those with physical and hidden disabilities.
If you are anything like me, I don’t expect you have given much thought to the weight of bananas, the sugar content of grapes or the quality of citrus fruit.
I am pleased to report that today, our local hospital trust, Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS, has hit the national standard of 92% patients waiting less than eighteen weeks from referral to treatment.
In January, the Post Office announced it would close 37 flagship crown offices affecting branches in High Street, Hornchurch and Collier Row Road, Collier Row.
An MP’s first ever contribution to a parliamentary debate is known as their maiden speech. Some MPs choose to make their maiden as soon as possible, others are more tentative – I am told someone from a previous intake took nine months to make their speaking debut!
I made the following intervention in a debate in Westminster Hall this afternoon on the future shape of the Armed Forces, tabled by former soldier and new MP for Aldershot, Leo Docherty.
I have posted a couple of times (here and here) on my website about the recent spate of motorcycle crimes in our constituency, detailing some of the work I have been doing on the issue in conjunction with Council Leader, Cllr Roger Ramsey and London Assembly Member, Keith Prince, who is elected t
