Business Questions, 02.02.23 Thursday, 2 February, 2023 London Councils do important work into issues facing our city on a range of topics. Recently they produced a report into school places in London and the provision of education as provided by local authorities. In this report, it was highlighted that Hillingdon has seen a 15% reduction in the number of primary school children, while Harrow has seen a similar decline in demand. This is a trend... Speeches in Parliament
My Local News, September 2021 10th September 2021 As I write this piece at the end of the Summer Recess, I wanted to update constituents on a couple of the local matters which I know many residents have raised... Articles
Afghanistan: FCDO Update, 06.09.21 9th September 2021 This week, I asked the Foreign Secretary whether the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees would work with the UK as an independent and neutral party to... Speeches in Parliament
Upcoming HS2 Debate 3rd September 2021 Over the past couple of weeks, I have received a huge number of emails from constituents who wanted to highlight the upcoming Westminster Hall debate on HS2... Westminster News
Local resident & businessman, Hitesh Karia has been announced as Conservative Party candidate for Pinner South By-Election. 3rd September 2021 Following a selection process by the local party, Hitesh Karia has been confirmed as the Conservative candidate, at the local council by-election in the Pinner... Local News
Meeting with the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Team 23rd August 2021 This afternoon I was very pleased to be invited to visit the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and to hear from the team and representatives from NHS England about the... Local News
David Simmonds MP Re: Update: Summer 2021 20th August 2021 Summer 2021 Update I am pleased to bring you my summer update. As ever, if you would like to sign up to my mailing list, you can do so on this page or by... Reports
My Local News, August 2021 17th August 2021 It was a very busy end to the Parliamentary session as we headed into summer recess, and I was pleased to contribute to some of the key pieces of Government... Articles
Harrow Labour's Botched Plans For New Civic Centre To Cost At Least £83 Million 12th August 2021 At the July Cabinet meeting Cllr Anjana Patel, the Conservative spokesperson for Environment, challenged the Labour Cabinet on their expensive plans to build... Local News
Northwood Police Station Site: Update 4th August 2021 This morning, I was fortunate to visit the site of the former Northwood Police Station and to hear about the plans the new owners, the Iron Aid Foundation, have... Local News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News