Hampshire Chronicle column

We said at the election in May, this Government would be about security - economic and national. This week in Parliament it has been about both. On Monday we...

As the evenings draw in, May’s General Election seems like a long time ago but it’s worth remembering it was only five months since the Government was elected...

Mild days and cold nights can only mean one thing; conference season is almost upon us. Things kick off next week with the Labour Party in Brighton followed by...

Earlier month the Government confirmed it will invest £143m in improving children's mental health services this year. This is terrific news and something I, as...

A new Parliament, and especially this one, is always supercharged with activity. I am busy at the Department of Health and we’ve a packed legislative agenda in...

A constituent stopped me in the supermarket the other day and asked whether we are back in Parliament after last month’s General Election. The answer (for the...

The truth is, it’s less than a month since the General Election, and while time moves on, the excitement of May 7th 2015 will stay with me for the rest of my...

Being elected to Parliament for the first time, as happened to me five years ago, is quite something but being thrust into a new Government - and a coalition...

My constituents will be very aware by now of my interest in all matters relating to the health service. I said from day one it would be my priority and I’ve...