Campaign Responses

Thank you for contacting me about ensuring people with sight loss can access public transport as the country begins to open up again.

I am grateful that you have taken the time to write to me on this important matter.

Thank you for contacting me about the BBC.

May I begin by assuring you that the BBC is operationally, editorially and managed independently of Government. 

Thank you for contacting me about legal aid.

I am pleased that the Ministry of Justice continues to make provision of £1.7 billion a year in legal aid and that a new Legal Support Action Plan has been announced which will ensure resources are available for those who need it most. 

Thank you for contacting me about Sunday Trading and for sharing your concerns about calls to relax the laws at this time. 

I am disappointed that there has been misrepresentation around this issue.

To be very clear, I am not against regular testing of NHS staff.

I am in favour of NHS staff testing policy as advised by the Chief Medical Officer.

Thank you for contacting me about the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Thank you for contacting me about asylum seekers, refugee resettlement and detention times.

Thank you for contacting me about zoos, wildlife parks and aquariums.

I am pleased that outdoor facilities at zoos and safari parks have been allowed to reopen. Indoor attractions, including aquariums and certain sections of zoos, will have to remain closed.

Thank you for getting in touch with me on the issue of continuing cancer treatment safely during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Thank you for contacting me about financial support for sex workers during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Thank you for contacting me about support for hospitality businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Thank you for getting in touch with me on the campaign by the Trussell Trust for a Coronavirus Emergency Income Support Scheme.

Thank you for writing to me about the tragic death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests in the US and across the world against racism and discrimination.

Thank you for writing to me with your concern that UK food standards will be lowered as part of future trade deals.

Thank you for contacting me about rights and protections now the UK has left the EU.

Thank you for contacting me about support for independent and local newspapers during Coronavirus.

I regularly work with local newspapers and free prints here in Rushcliffe.

Thank you for contacting me about people with cancer who claim Universal Credit (UC).

I believe it is crucial that people who suffer from health conditions such as cancer should receive as much support as possible to help reduce stress and anxiety.

Thank you for taking the time to write to me on the issue of animal welfare and sentience. As someone who rears a variety of animals at home including three inquisitive alpacas and a brood of happy chickens, I understand how important this issue is to many people.

Thank you for contacting me about the war in Yemen.

Thank you for contacting me about speed limits and the Coronavirus outbreak.

Thank you for getting in touch with me on the issue of HS2.

(Updated: 30/05/2020)

Thank you for contacting me on the issue of the effects of Coronavirus on the EU Settlement Scheme.

Thank you for contacting me on the issue of asylum seekers during the Coronavirus pandemic. Please be assured that the Government understands the strength of feeling on these issues.

As of the press conference on 28 May, the Prime Minister has announced that, currently, we are meeting the five tests and has confirmed that the reopening of schools in England will go ahead for 1 June.

Updated on 16th June 2020

Thank you for contacting me about the provision of Free School Meals (FSM) during the Coronavirus outbreak. No child should go hungry as a result of this pandemic.

Thank you for getting in touch with me on the issue of migrants working in the UK and the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition. I join the Government in its support of our key migrant workers and appreciate the valuable contributions they make to the UK economy.

Thank you for contacting me about support for barristers during the current pandemic.

I share your view that barristers make a tremendous contribution to society and are vital in ensuring the delivery of justice and the maintenance of law and order.

Thank you for contacting me about diabetes during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Thank you for contacting me about statutory assessments in primary schools.

Thank you for contacting me about the Road Haulage Association Survey. 

I recognise the real difficulties facing the road haulage sector. I also understand that the sector has a vital role to play in the national effort to combat the spread of the disease.

Thank you for contacting me on this issue.

Thank you for contacting me about faith schools.

Thank you for contacting me about ‘mortgage prisoners’.

Thank you for getting in touch with me.