October 2021

Thank you for contacting me about second homes.

I understand the concerns you have raised about second homeownership and I recognise that second homes can be an issue in some parts of the country. 

Thank you for your email asking me to attend Joanna Lumley’s Stop Sea Blasts briefing on Tuesday 16 November. I will be delighted to attend on your behalf if my diary allows.

Thank you for contacting me about the Health and Care Bill.

As we build back better from this pandemic, it is right and necessary that our health and care services are at the forefront.

Thank you for contacting me about the Environment Bill.

Thank you for taking the time to contact me about Amendment 45 on the Environment Bill.  I’d like to assure you that I’m very strongly opposed to untreated sewage being discharged into our rivers and off our coast, where my constituents rightly expect to find clean water. 
 

Thank you for contacting me about COP26 and international fossil fuel exploration.

I appreciate you taking the time to contact me. I note that you raise four specific cases relating to fossil fuel extraction, Mozambique, Whitehaven, Cambo and Horse Hill in particular.

Thank you for contacting me about our ancient woodlands and the Environment Bill.

Thank you for contacting me about the protection of pollinating species and the Environment Bill.

Thank you for contacting me about the Ivory Act 2018.

Thank you for contacting me about dementia care ahead of this year’s Autumn Budget.

Thank you for contacting me about the disruption to heart and circulatory disease treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thank you for contacting me about Marcus Rashford's campaign on child food poverty.

I applaud the work Mr Rashford has done to highlight the issue of food poverty, and I welcome that his efforts have been recognised with an MBE.

Thank you for your email as part of Long Live the Local’s and CAMRA’s campaign for tax reform.

Thank you for contacting me about the export of live animals.

Thank you for contacting me about Western Sahara.

Thank you for getting in touch with your concerns about the delays to treatment faced by those with arthritis. I highly commend Versus Arthritis for their work to support people suffering with arthritis and to raise awareness of the condition.

Thank you for your email about the role of the Electoral Commission.

I agree with you that the commission does vital work to ensure transparency and integrity in the UK’s elections and helps us to secure our position as one of the most open democracies in the world.

Thank you for contacting me about our upland areas.