Green Winchester

Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP Steve Brine is passionate about the 'green' agenda which drove him towards a career in politics from a very early age.

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Hampshire Chronicle - Climate change and the environment

On Tuesday morning I was sat around the cabinet table inside No.10 opposite the Prime Minister. For the avoidance of doubt, you didn’t miss something in the recent ‘mini’ reshuffle; I was there with a small delegation of colleagues from the Conservative Environment Network. Rishi Sunak asked me in

Sunrise meeting with Prime Minister

Winchester and Chandler's Ford's MP was right back to work after the Summer recess as he sat down round the Cabinet table with fellow CEN MPs to talk to the Prime Minister. The Conservative Environment Network is one of the largest caucuses amongst Conservative MPs, championing all things climate a

Hampshire Chronicle column - electric vehicles

I recently led an important debate on the future of electric vehicles in the House of Commons; a subject I know will be of interest to many readers of the Hampshire Chronicle.

MP leads important debate on Electric Vehicles

Steve Brine led an important debate on the future of electric vehicles in the House of Commons this week. The Government has committed to phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and wants all new cars and vans to be zero emission by 2035. The MP for Winchester & Chandler’s F

Ministers move on onshore wind - now it's our turn!

Ministers have set out plans to explore how local councils demonstrate local support and respond to views of their communities when considering new onshore wind development. Winchester and Chandler’s Ford MP, Steve Brine, has welcomed the lifting of the moratorium and confirmation by Michael Gove t

Sustainable aviation fuel great opportunity for U.K. says MP

Following his return from the COP27 summit in Egypt, the Prime Minister gave a statement to the House of Commons to update MPs on the progress of the meeting and the UK's influence of the global green agenda. Members of Parliament used the opportunity to hold the new Prime Minister to account on en

Local veto must stand in fracking debate says MP

Members of Parliament from across the House of Commons questioned government plans around a return to fracking during an opposition day debate. Brought forward by the Labour Party, the debate sought to end the conversation on fracking by making permanent the current pause on the energy source. Win

MP presses Minister on future of 'mini-Holland' cycle schemes

A local MP has pressed Ministers on the future of pro-cycling schemes, dubbed ‘mini-Holland schemes, during a session of oral Parliamentary questions to the Department for Transport. Steve Brine praised Winchester and Chandler’s Ford’s cycling projects, highlighting the Cycle Winchester mass ride e

Hundreds turnout for mass cycle in Winchester

Hundreds of people saddled up to show support for a greener way of getting around Winchester. Cyclists from across the constituency filled the city's streets with bikes on the morning of Saturday, October 1 when Cycle Winchester, a local community organisation campaigning to make Winchester 'b