I was in the House of Commons last Wednesday to cheer the news that the 3p increase in petrol duty proposed for January has been scrapped. Petrol is now 10p a litre cheaper than it would have been under the plans set out before the last general election; this is important for the many families [...]

On Tuesday George Osborne announced that there would be a review of the way in which the European habitats regulations are interpreted and implemented in the UK. It was the over zealous interpretation of these regulations that led to Dungeness missing out on being included on the Government’s list of sites preferred for new nuclear [...]

This week started at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester where I was able to introduce the competition we have organised to promote start up businesses from across the country. From talking to the businesses involved with the ‘Start-up Hub’ there is a strong importance attached to Government helping to ensure good quality business infrastructure, [...]

Last Saturday, along with Sarah and the children, we joined the crowds at New Romney Country Fayre. Now in its seventeenth year it is a fixture of summer on the Marsh and once again it enjoyed perfect weather. It was great to see so many local businesses and voluntary groups taking part and a record [...]

Last Monday saw the launch of ‘Start Up Britain’ a new campaign launched by some of Britain’s leading entrepreneurs and with the support of the Government, to give free advice to everyone who is interested in launching or growing their own business. You can find out more about this online at www.startupbritain.org and the website [...]

I was in the House of Commons today to hear George Osborne deliver the Government’s spending review. His statement set out a four year strategy to wipe out Britain’s annual budget deficit and get on top of the country’s debts. The last Government had run out of money, and knew that cuts would have to [...]

This week at the Conservative Party conference the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne stated that we cannot choose the times in which we live, but we can choose how we live in those times. Certainly the new Government would rather not have taken office with the country feeling the strain of the biggest budget [...]