Dec 10, 2024 | News
Last week there was an Opposition Day debate on ‘UK Farming and Inheritance Tax’. I was unable to attend that debate due to serving on the Environmental Audit Select Committee, which was meeting at the same time. Instead, I attended and spoke in a Westminster Hall...
Dec 5, 2024 | News
Today I have written to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to ask her to consider three potential ways forward that could help address concerns about the impact of changes to inheritance tax on farming, while still addressing fairness. The full text of the letter is...
Nov 20, 2024 | News
On Tuesday, I met with a group of farmers from Herefordshire in Parliament to listen to their concerns about the Government’s changes to inheritance tax. Today, I wrote to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to urge her to meet with the NFU, to press for an urgent...
Nov 13, 2024 | News
Today, Adrian Ramsay, Carla Denyer, Sian Berry and I wrote to David Lammy to clarify the Government’s position on the risk of genocide in Gaza. The full text of the letter is below. Letter to David Lammy MP, Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and...
Oct 31, 2024 | News
Yesterday’s Budget included a worrying 2% real-terms reduction in DEFRA’s revenue budget over the next two years. For that reason, I have today written to the Chancellor and the Environment Minister to urge the government to consider the serious implications of...
Oct 25, 2024 | News
Yesterday, I spoke in an important debate on SEND provision in schools. I raised the case of Westfield School in Leominster, and asked the Government to commit to the School Rebuilding Programme and the vital capital funding it provides. As my question was not...