The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Thank you for contacting me about The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill. I appreciate the strength of feeling around this issue. Ministers take the...
Animal Protection Commitments I know that Ministers are committed to legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies from thousands of species. This will be one of the toughest bans in the...
Worldwide Persecution of Christians (World Watch List 2022 Launch) My ministerial colleagues and I are committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and promoting respect between different religious and...
Animal Sentience Thank you for contacting me about animal sentience. First and foremost, I believe animals are sentient beings who can feel pain and suffering, and I would like...
Apology for Tweet I must apologise for the Tweet to a constituent at the weekend. At the time, I was in Spain in a state of distress, having just visited my brother who is...
Loan Charge Thank you for contacting me about the Loan Charge. Disguised remuneration schemes are an aggressive and contrived form of tax avoidance which cost the taxpayer...
Foreign Nationals Working in the NHS Thank you for contacting me about foreign nationals working in the NHS. First of all I would like to pay tribute to the tireless work that our doctors and...
Decarbonising the Economy Thank you for contacting me about decarbonising the economy. The Industrial Strategy and Clean Growth Strategy identify and target the huge potential...
School Funding Thank you for contacting me about school funding. More money is going into our schools than ever before and school funding is at a record high. The core schools...
Autism Thank you for contacting me about autism. While in recent times we have made progress in improving understanding of autism, I believe there is more work to be...
London Capital & Finance plc Thank you for contacting me about London Capital & Finance plc (LCF). To clarify, LCF's estate will be dealt with by the administrators, already appointed by...
Violence in Gaza Thank you for contacting me about violence in Gaza. I am deeply concerned by the deaths and injuries in Gaza - the violence is shocking and tragic. Israel has a...