I wish to say a few words as a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee during the inquiry in the last Parliament into phone hacking at the News of the World. First, the case against Tom Crone and Colin Myler is compelling. It is based not on one evidence session where there may have […]
In two weeks time, on Thursday 10th November, I’ll be hosting my fourth annual jobs fair at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. The event will start at 10am and run until 3pm. I am grateful as well for the support the jobs fair has received from Shepway District Council, and local employers including Border […]
Folkestone and Hythe MP Damian Collins has been named chair of one of the top House of Commons select committees. Mr Collins was going head to head with his fellow Kent MP Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald) in the vote held yesterday. He won by 302 votes to 230 to become chairman of the […]
The Calais Jungle camp has been constantly in our local and national news since it became established on its current site in the spring of 2015. However, there have been camps like it in the past, and whilst the Calais Jungle now faces imminent demolition, there will be concerns that the people living within it, […]
I welcome the Secretary of State to this debate, although it is not her first as Secretary of State. I thank her for her consideration of the Select Committee’s report and the recommendations during the finalisation of the charter process. I also thank her predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Mr Whittingdale), […]
Housing is one of the biggest issues we face today. We need more affordable homes for people to buy and rent. There has been a failure in the housing market that means the lack of available properties has pushed up prices and rents. That means today, that many people on lower wages pay a greater […]
I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on raising this issue, on which we strongly agree. He makes a really powerful point. One of the tragedies of Coventry City is that it demonstrates the weakness of the owners and directors test—the fit and proper person test—and the weakness of the FA or the league in making any […]
I visited the Calais Jungle 10 days ago, and I welcome the commitment that the Home Secretary has made today to giving safe passage to these vulnerable children. People in the camp are genuinely frightened that it will be demolished with women and children still living in it. Does she share my concern about the […]
Last Friday I visited the Calais Jungle migrant camp, along with Jo Strickland, a Folkestone based businesswoman who has also, over the past year, worked there as a volunteer. The camp is currently home to around 10,000 migrants, although no-one knows the exact number for certain. They have journeyed from across the world, from Afghanistan, […]
It’s not every day you see an MP on-board a fishing boat. But Damian Collins, the MP for Folkestone and Hythe, swapped parliament for one day to learn about the fishing trade and the uncertain future it faces. He was taken out on the FE20 Valentine from Folkestone Harbour by fishermen Terry Noakes and his […]