How has the Winter Fuel Payment cut impacted you? Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 Winter has finally arrived over the last few days, with frosts coming thick and fast and the coldest January night in 15 years. I know that for many pensioners struggling to heat their homes this winter, this is the last thing they need. It lays bare the Chancellor's decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners and I’m starting to hear more about how difficult this is proving... Local News
Hospitals get £1.5million for new tech to cut medical mistakes 18th December 2018 My grandmother was prescribed the wrong medicine, which shortened her life. If she’d had an electronic prescription – which makes it much easier for doctors to... Articles
The Brexit deal 12th December 2018 I have had hundreds of emails in the last couple of weeks on both sides of the argument. But out and about, people often say to me: "Please can you politicians... Articles
A2 crossing chaos at Abbey school must end 7th December 2018 I visited Abbey School at going-home time and it was quite clear that the bridge over the A2 is inadequate. Hundreds of children all need to cross the road at... Articles
PIP assessments to be recorded 23rd November 2018 Video-recording assessments for Personal Independence Payments could make the system more transparent and reduce the number of incorrect or disputed decisions... Articles
How much has mental healthcare improved? The APPG for Mental Health's Report on progress of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health 13th November 2018 This report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health inquiry into the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health (FyFV-MH) comes at a critical time... Articles
Diabetes patients in Kent to get hi-tech blood sugar monitoring system 8th November 2018 Patients in Kent with type 1 diabetes will be prescribed high-tec glucose monitoring systems, after I urged the NHS to make it available. The Freestyle Libre... Articles
We’re getting a Kent Medical School, now we need a modern Hospital 24th October 2018 Healthcare in this area simply isn’t good enough. Our hospitals are struggling; it’s a hard to recruit enough doctors and nurses to staff three major hospitals... Articles
£200m fund for primary school broadband 20th October 2018 I'm delighted that in the Budget the Chancellor has announced a £200 million fund to connect primary schools to high speed broadband. These connections can then... Articles
Break deadlock on swing bridge restoration 9th October 2018 It's time for an end to the deadlock that is delaying restoration of Faversham swing bridge. People in Faversham have worked incredibly hard to raise the money... Articles
