Last week, we lost our colleague Jo Cox. Jo was elected as an MP only a year ago and she clearly left a mark of public service on her constituents and many more...

Whilst constituents may be given the impression that the forthcoming EU referendum dominates everything in Parliament, I can reassure you that I have been...

Last week, the Queen performed the State Opening of Parliament. This event is a wonderful display of pomp and ceremony which reflects on the traditions and...

Having spoken in the House of Commons about my concerns for proposals to force all schools to become academies, I was delighted that the Government has...

As well as having my seat in the House of Commons, I am one of twenty MPs who have been appointed to the Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. This...

After our Easter break, which consisted of time spent on constituency casework and visits and a brief holiday in Hampshire, we are back in the House. For some...

In my last column, written on the same day the Budget was delivered, I hoped that the annual financial statement would be business-as-usual and not a headline...

In the first 6 months as your MP, I have tried to get across the 200 square miles of our constituency on a regular basis. Every week, and during recess, I visit...

My week in Westminster was dominated by the delivery of the Budget. This occasion is accompanied by its share of ceremony, theatre and leaks to the press (a...