Category: Weekly Blog

Flood risk assessments reviewed

Romney Marsh has traditionally been regarded as one of the more high risk flood areas in the country. In the past this had made it harder for people to get home insurance, although a number of local firms who have a good understanding of the risk levels have helped many residents to solve this problem. […]

Investment in local infrastructure picks up

Last week we received renewed hope for a long term solution to Operation Stack. £72million has been set aside by the Government to fund the development of a new motorway junction ‘10a’ for the M20. This was announced last week at part of a major investment in our national infrastructure. When I previously organised a […]

Folkestone Fish Fest

The first Folkestone Fish Fest was scheduled for last weekend, and I had been looking forward to opening it on the Saturday morning. Sadly the wind and rain intervened, and what may have been good weather for fish, was a disaster for the stall holders and musicians who were booked to perform, which led to […]

Armed forces: past and present

Defence Ministers confirmed this week that despite further announcements of redundancies in the armed forces, the Gurkhas will continue to play a vital role Britain’s military operations. This is an issue we have pressed continuously through the largest review of our defence requirements since the early 1990s. We are all proud of the outstanding commitment […]

Wind farm reforms best for everyone

Recent proposals for new large wind turbines at Snave on Romney Marsh, and previously at Sellindge have rightly been controversial. These wind turbines would dominate the landscape; changing its character and impacting on the lives of local residents. If there is a future for wind energy in Kent it should be offshore, in large farms […]

National Citizen Service summer programme

The Queen this week celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of her coronation and I was honoured on Tuesday to be invited to attend the special thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey, to mark her life's work in the service of our nation. The Queen's reign has been a model of duty and dedication to the service of […]

Fisheries Minister to visit local fishermen

The Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon MP, has confirmed that he will be coming to Folkestone and Hythe to meet with local businesses and the fishermen, who are affected by the marine conservation zone proposals for Hythe Bay. This will be the first time that a Fisheries Minister has visited our area officially for many years. […]

Fishing campaign raised in Parliament

This week I called a special House of Commons debate to support the case of the Hythe Bay fishermen against the possible introduction of restrictions in their fishing waters along our coast. This follows the petition we presented to 10 Downing Street earlier this month, which was signed by over 1,000 residents. I am also […]

Start-up Hub competition launched

This week I launched the “Start-up Hub” national competition for start-up businesses, to give them the chance to exhibit their business idea for free at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. This is the third year that we have organised this competition, and twelve businesses will be given the opportunity to join us at the […]

EU Referendum Bill and The Queen's Speech

Last week I was in the House of Lords to hear The Queen read out her speech setting the government’s programme for the year ahead. There has been considerable debate about what was in the speech and the fact that a Bill to grant the referendum on our membership of the European Union was not. […]

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