Statement from Huw Merriman MP Thursday, 23 May, 2024 After 9 years as the Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle, I have made the decision not to stand as a candidate at the next election. This means I will also leave my job as Rail Minister on 4 July. I have loved being an MP and I leave with a heavy heart. The constituency is a beautiful place, with wonderful people in every town and village. I’ve been lucky enough to work across the... Local News
Lobbying for more intervention 23rd December 2016 Christmas is almost upon us. On Tuesday, Parliament broke up and I am now back to the constituency for a couple of weeks. Like many of you who make the same... Articles
High Speed Rail campaign for Bexhill, Hastings and Rye gathers pace 19th December 2016 At the third meeting of the High Speed Rail Working Group, Amber Rudd MP and Huw Merriman MP heard how Network Rail will present options in the New Year to... Local News
Letter to Southeastern and Network Rail: Continuous Poor Performance 12th December 2016 Huw Merriman MP and Amber Rudd MP have written to Network Rail and Southeastern in light of poor performance which has beset the Hastings line in recent weeks... Local News
Unions standing in the way of progress 9th December 2016 Constituents are rightly furious with the state of our local rail services. Southern rail has been crippled again by strikes. Southeastern's services have... Articles
Opposition Debate on Article 50 and Leaving the EU 7th December 2016 Today in Parliament, yet another attempt will be made to debate the merits of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union. The media are making this out to be... European NewsLocal NewsWestminster News
Huw raises Safety Regulator report findings with Rail Minister 5th December 2016 Huw Merriman MP raised the findings of a report conducted by the safety regulator for rail covering the Southern Rail dispute. You can view this here: https:/... Speeches in Parliament
Huw attends Mental Health Service Review in Parliament 5th December 2016 Local MP, Huw Merriman, today joined a Parliamentary review on the future of mental health service provision. This review follows the delivery, earlier this... Westminster News
Local MPs Welcome Southern Rail Passenger Compensation 2nd December 2016 Constituency Update: Huw and Amber Rudd MP welcome Government's delivery of one month's travel cost as Southern Rail compensation. Local News
Letter from Transport Secretary following ASLEF Ballot 1st December 2016 Constituency Update: Secretary of State for Transport writes to Huw in relation to ASLEF strikes across the Southern Rail network. Local NewsWestminster News