Anne Marie's Weekly Column Monday, 18 March, 2024 A quiet week in Westminster following the budget excitement last week but one full of important announcements. On Tuesday the Prime Minister came out in favour of building new gas-fired power stations to ensure the country’s long-term energy security. While of course the government remains as committed as ever to achieving net zero by 2050, the recent energy crisis has shown that we must approach... Articles
Cost of Living Support - Guidance 12th January 2023 During the current cost-of-living crisis, I know that many local people are struggling with rising bills. The Government has put a wide range of support in... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 11th January 2023 Last week the Prime Minister announced five new promises to halve inflation, grow the economy, help with the cost-of-living, cut NHS waiting lists, and tackle... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 4th January 2023 As we enter the New Year, what we see happening will very much depend on how the global energy crisis unfolds. It also depends on the effectiveness of the... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 28th December 2022 2022 has been an eventful year! It has been dominated by the aftermath of Covid and the health care backlog, the unwarranted aggression by Russia invading... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 22nd December 2022 This week the remaining stages of the Trade Bill (Australia and New Zealand) returned to the House. While MPs can’t vote on the content of free trade agreements... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 13th December 2022 The Online Safety Bill was back in Parliament this week seeking to ensure that there is greater accountability placed on larger tech companies to protect young... Articles
Anne Marie's Weekly Column 6th December 2022 The Finance Bill implementing the provisions set out in the Autumn Statement was the main business in the House this week, but there was plenty of news and... Articles
Anne Marie’s Weekly Column 29th November 2022 The reaction to last week’s Autumn Statement was still the main theme of business this week in the House. We spent two days debating the resolutions the... Articles
Anne Marie’s Weekly Column 21st November 2022 This year I took part in services of remembrance in Kingsteignton and Dawlish. In the morning I marched with the Royal British Legion, community groups and many... Articles