Diary

Diary

1 March - 7 March I met with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sussex to discuss with him the situation at the University before heading to Westminster on Monday. It was a... 22 February - 28 February I joined my fellow Brighton MPs at our regular meeting with the Chief Executive of Brighton and Hove City Council at the start of the week. In Westminster, there were... 15 February - 21 February It was recess in Parliament this week, so I stayed working in Hove. I was able to attend the launch of the Street Pastors initiative which works to tackle violent... 8 February - 14 February Maya Ashton, the 8 Year old winner of my christmas card competition for school children was in Westminster at the start of the week to be shown around Parliament with... Week 1 February - 7 February At the start of a busy week I met with University and College Union representatives to discuss the proposed redundancies at Sussex University, before sitting on a Treasury Committee in... Week 25 - 31 January On Monday I met Graham Bartlett the Chief Superintendent of Brighton Police, who told me that crime is again down accross the city, before I headed up to Westminster for... Week 18 January - 24 January This week started off with the regular meeting held between the three Brighton MPs and the Chief Executive of the Council. My main concern is the future of Hangleton Bottom,... Week 11 January - 17 January 2010 The snow continued to fall as it did the previous week, but in the main it was business as usual for me. This was the final week of the Financial... Week 4 January - 10 January 2010 The first week back in Westminster after the Christmas Recess, and one that was dominated by seemingly endless snow and travel disruption for everyone in Hove and Portslade. All three... Christmas! Christmas was throughly enjoyable, which I spent mainly with my family, although I did join the Hove Methodist Church and their guests on Christmas Day. As happens every Christmas, I... Week 14 December - 20 December The final week before Parliament breaks into recess is always extremely busy and this week was no exception. As well as the continuing sessions of the Financial Services Bill, Treasury... Week 7 December - 13 December I attended the annual Brighton Schools' Christmas Concert at the Brighton Centre, which was once again a terrific success, with 40 primary and special schools coming together to perform as... Week 30 November - 6 December I was in Westminster this week for the Financial Services Bill, as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ian Pearson MP, the Economic Secretary. The Bill will place restrictions on banks and... Week 23 - 29 November In Westminster, the week saw the conclusion of the remaining debates on the Queen's Speech. I attended the launch of the National Young Carers Coalition and was there to hear... Week 16 - 22 November This was the week of the Queen's Speech, which allowed me to spend a bit more of the start of the week in Hove and Portslade. I managed to get... Week 9 November - 15 November My week started with the regular meeting with the Chief Executive of Brighton and Hove City Council, before heading to Westminster for a meeting with Treasury Minister Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP.... Week 2 November – 8 November This was a particularly busy week in Westminster. I met with constituents as part of an Amnesty International lobby about violence against women and handed out awards at the... Week 26 October – 1 November Before heading up to Westminster, I opened the new Boots store on The Parade, Hangleton. The first two days of debate this week were on the Marine Bill. The Bill... Week 19 - 25 October I was the 100th visitor to the Hangleton and Knoll Project 50+ event on Monday morning, which was a great way to start the week. I also attended a ‘community... Week 12 - 18 October Parliament returned from Recess this week. On Monday I attended the Requiem Mass at St Pauls Churhc, Brighton, in memory of those who lost their lives in the bombing of... Page of 2 \| next »