Reconsider entrance to new Bearsted school 7th January 2019 Children in Maidstone and Bearsted desperately need two new schools and I’ve fought to get them open as soon as possible - including helping secure funding... Articles
Solar power station will industrialise swathes of marshland 20th December 2018 Cleve Hill Solar have launched their application process to build a solar power plant on 387.6 hectares of Graveney Marshes. I spoke out against the scheme at... Articles
Success in my campaign for fairer flying as Government announces plans to improve air travel for disabled people 18th December 2018 If you’re disabled, getting on a plane can be uncomfortable, unsafe and undignified. While the rest of us have benefited from cheaper flights, disabled people... Articles
Hospitals get £1.5million for new tech to cut medical mistakes 18th December 2018 My grandmother was prescribed the wrong medicine, which shortened her life. If she’d had an electronic prescription – which makes it much easier for doctors to... Articles
The Brexit deal 12th December 2018 I have had hundreds of emails in the last couple of weeks on both sides of the argument. But out and about, people often say to me: "Please can you politicians... Articles
A2 crossing chaos at Abbey school must end 7th December 2018 I visited Abbey School at going-home time and it was quite clear that the bridge over the A2 is inadequate. Hundreds of children all need to cross the road at... Articles
PIP assessments to be recorded 23rd November 2018 Video-recording assessments for Personal Independence Payments could make the system more transparent and reduce the number of incorrect or disputed decisions... Articles
How much has mental healthcare improved? The APPG for Mental Health's Report on progress of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health 13th November 2018 This report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health inquiry into the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health (FyFV-MH) comes at a critical time... Articles
Diabetes patients in Kent to get hi-tech blood sugar monitoring system 8th November 2018 Patients in Kent with type 1 diabetes will be prescribed high-tec glucose monitoring systems, after I urged the NHS to make it available. The Freestyle Libre... Articles