Speeches in Parliament

I have received many emails over the last week from concerned parents about possible future school and nursery closures in light of the Omicron variant. Today I...

Many of you have been in touch with me recently to express your concern that children aged 12-15 cannot use the NHS COVID app to prove their vaccination status...

As part of my role as a member of the Health and Social Care Committee, I today raised with Professor Martin Marshall, Chair at Royal College of General...

Today I spoke in the Queen’s Speech debate on the issue of planning reform. I urged the Government to ensure the targets allow us to continue to protect our...

Today I asked the Justice Minister to provide an update on when a Nightingale Court in Kent, catering to those in Sevenoaks and Swanley, will be established...

Following my visit to the asymptomatic testing site in Sevenoaks, I asked today for the Minister to join with me in thanking all the excellent military...

Today it was a pleasure to contribute to the moving debate on International Women's Day. I was planning to deliver a speech which discussed how we can help...

The measures announced in last week’s Budget provided a lifeline for our high streets, and following conversations with local small business owners I know how...

Local businesses and the self-employed have been very hard hit in the last year, and I have done all I can to support them and make representations on their...