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
Struggling to get your children to learn Times Tables? 22nd February 2018 Like many parents, I have a weekly struggle with my children to get them to do their homework. For my daughter in Year 3, the current battle is to get her to... Articles
Join me and give up plastic for Lent 14th February 2018 It’s cheap, versatile, durable – and deadly. Plastic has come to dominate our daily lives – used in everything from clothing to packaging to engineering – but... Articles
Kent to get an extra £3.9 million for social care 6th February 2018 Kent is getting an extra £3.9 million for social care, the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid announced today. It comes after I joined other Kent MPs in lobbying... Articles
£23m funding boost for new mum's mental health 5th February 2018 The NHS has today confirmed that extra funding will be made available to improve the mental health of at least 3,000 pregnant women and those who have recently... Articles
I'm seriously worried about scale of solar farm 1st February 2018 Many people have contacted me about the proposal for a solar park at Cleve Hill in Graveney. Like most people who I have spoken to or who have written to me, I... Articles
Fix lorry fly-parking to make roads safer 1st February 2018 I called a debate about lorry parking in the House of Commons, to urge the Government to build more lorry parks and introduce tougher rules to make sure drivers... Articles
It's Time To Talk day 1st February 2018 Too often, it’s left to people with mental health problems to talk about mental health. It’s treated as a taboo subject – something to only be spoken about in... Articles
Closure of Kingsfield Care Home is deeply worrying 23rd January 2018 Families with relatives living in Kingsfield Care Home, Faversham, are very worried. Some people have been in the home for many years and have friends there who... Articles
Share your experiences of mental health and help improve care 23rd January 2018 More and more people are being detained under the Mental Health Act every year and people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are being... Articles
