Opening Alconbury Flood Group's new retention pond Sunday, 1 December, 2024 Out this weekend meeting with Alconbury Flood Group as we opened the new Alderman’s Retention Pond at Sallow’s Farm. The pond is the 4th of 40 planned ponds and will take 1.6% of the excess floodwater from Alconbury Brook. Once all 40 have been completed this should account for c.50% of floodwater, with the remainder captured by a proposed dam. This is the culmination of a fantastic effort from... Local News
Challenging the Veterans' Minister over Labour's pledge to guarantee housing for veterans 14th October 2024 This afternoon I challenged the Veterans Minister on why Keir Starmer’s Conference pledge to “house all veterans in housing need” is actually just a minor tweak... Local News
Raising the issue of flooding in Cambridgeshire and the role of the Lead Local Flood Authority 10th October 2024 “Being a Lead Flood Authority doesn’t mean we are the lead agency in addressing a response to flooding”. After writing to Dr Stephen Moir, Chief Executive of... Local News
Joining the All Party Parliamentary Group for Sustainable Flood and Drought Management 9th October 2024 Today I joined the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Flood and Drought Management. This is a cross-parliamentary group that seeks to address some of... Local News
Unveiling Tilbrook Parish Council's new village storyboards 4th October 2024 A nice sunny morning for a change as I headed over to Tilbrook for the unveiling of their new storyboards just outside The White Horse. This project has taken a... Local News
Visiting McDonalds to learn more about their local franchising operation 4th October 2024 Out this lunchtime visiting the McDonalds franchise at Tower Park. I took the opportunity to pitch my case for McDonalds to bring out a “Montagu” burger locally... Local News
Visiting RAF Molesworth to discuss USAF investment and on-site infrastructure development 4th October 2024 Earlier this week I was able to visit RAF Molesworth, the home of the 423rd Air Base Group of the United States Air Force in Europe. As part of that the base... Local News
Visiting Whitecross to see the impact of recent flooding in St. Ives 3rd October 2024 Following on from visiting Brampton yesterday to speak to those affected by the current flooding, this morning I spoke to residents in Whitecross, St. Ives... Local News
Visiting Centenary Way in Brampton to see the impact of recent flooding 2nd October 2024 Having left the Conservative Party Conference early, I was able to visit those affected by the current flooding in Brampton earlier today. Along with Sadia... Local News
Heart Radio Cambridgeshire: Speaking about the impact of recent flooding locally 1st October 2024 I was on Heart Radio Cambridgeshire earlier today addressing the ongoing flooding across Huntingdonshire with parts of Brampton already severely affected and St... Opinions