The Government needs to rethink its housing affordability figure Tuesday, 13 January, 2026 Last week Damian wrote to Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State for housing, to follow up on a number of points that were raised during his Westminster Hall debate on the Cumulative impacts of housing development (which took place just before Christmas). In this letter, Damian raised concerns about the affordability adjustment factor within the government’s 'Standard Method formula' for calculating... Local News
New record on jobs and continued growth 12th November 2015 Damian Hinds has welcomed new figures today showing the number of people in East Hampshire claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance has fallen by 53 per cent since 2010... Westminster News
Petersfield Cricket Club awarded £75,000 from Sports England 10th November 2015 Petersfield Cricket Club has successully raised funds of £100,000 to upgrade and modernise facilities and the pavilion at The Heath. Local News
Alton Schools Councils 6th November 2015 Damian attended the Alton Schools Councils/Youth Council event today at Amery Hill School. Local News
Launch of new patient resource by Crohn's and Colitis UK 6th November 2015 Damian was pleased to be able to attend a special event in the House this week for the launch of a new patient guide from Crohn's & Colitis UK. Westminster News
Submission made to the Civil Aviation Authority 3rd November 2015 Damian has called on the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to require TAG – the operators of Farnborough Airport - to conduct a new and more transparent... Local News
Launch of Poppy Appeal 2015 24th October 2015 Damian was delighted to join in the launch of this year’s poppy appeal today at Sainsburys in Liphook along with Jamie Jack and his amazing team of local... Local News
Bentley Primary and Churcher's College visit parliament 19th October 2015 Damian was pleased to meet pupils from both Bentley Primary Year 6 and the Churcher's College Lower Sixth politics group today in Parliament. Local News
Superfast Broadband gathers pace in East Hampshire 19th October 2015 As part of the Government’s commitment to expand availability of Superfast Broadband across the UK, East Hampshire has been benefiting from £15.2 million... Local News
Crime numbers fall in Hampshire 16th October 2015 Damian welcomed news that crime has fallen by 8 per cent year-on-year and by 11% within Hampshire. Westminster News
