Dear Constituent, Thank you for your correspondence regarding the vote on the Fifth Report from the Committee of Privileges that took place yesterday. Unfortunately I was representing the United Kingdom at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe that was meeting in Strasbourg so I was

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about National Development Management Policies. The Government’s proposal for National Development Management Policies would set out nationally a range of planning considerations that apply regularly in decision making across England or significant par

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about reforming the private rented sector. As a father of adult children I am deeply sympathetic and aware of the challenges facing people in rented accommodation.

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about protections for our historic landscapes. Like you, I believe that the landscapes that inspired some of country’s most treasured works of literature should be protected for future generations to enjoy. I agree that our planning system should

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill. The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 brought a large number of EU laws and regulation into our domestic law.

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about cats and the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill. The United Kingdom has some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and we should what we can to protect our world-leading standards.

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about planning policy and local wildlife. Wildlife sites are vital to our countryside and our environment and it is a vital duty to protect them and keep them secure for the future. The National Planning Policy Framework lists local wildlife site

Dear Constituent, Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding the separation of church and state. I must be frank with you and admit I am totally opposed to disestablishment of the Church of England and the separation of church and state. The United Kingdom has a long history of slow, orga

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about Royal Mail and their Customer Service Points. I share your disappointment as I know how vital Royal Mail and the services it provides are for so many communities across the country, particularly in rural areas like ours. In November Royal M

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about a Frequent Flyer Levy. As part of a consultation on aviation tax reform between March and June 2021, the Government sought views on whether a frequent flyer levy could replace Air Passenger Duty (APD) as the principal tax on the aviation sector.