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 the 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 within the government’s 'Standard Method formula' for calculating... Local News
Casting the recruitment net wider could benefit us all 14th July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at how employers can think outside the box when looking to recruit staff... In last week’s column I wrote about... Articles for the Herald and Post
Getting the economically inactive, active 6th July 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post looks at how the government is helping people return to work.... Business East Hampshire is an important initiative... Articles for the Herald and Post
Damian's monthly update on Shine Radio 30th June 2023 Damian records a regular MP Update for Petersfield's Shine Radio, and below is a link to the latest: https://omny.fm/shows/petersfieldstories/damian-hinds-mp... Local News
The varied life of a MP 29th June 2023 I’m writing this week's column for the Herald and Petersfield Post just before attending the funeral of a great local volunteer and leader, Jeff Williams, of... Articles for the Herald and Post
An opportunity to work for Damian 26th June 2023 Damian is recruiting for a caseworker to join his busy constituency team in East Hampshire. Details are below: Job title: Caseworker (full- or part-time)... Local News
Why libraries do more than lend books 23rd June 2023 I've written my article this week about public libraries and all the fantastic activities and events they now host, plus the part they can play in reducing... Articles for the Herald and Post
Getting ready for the analogue switch off 15th June 2023 This week's article for the Herald and Post looks at the consequences for all of us when the analogue phone line is switched off in 2025... 'The analogue switch... Articles for the Herald and Post
Celebrating our local volunteers 8th June 2023 This week's article for the Herald and Post marks national Volunteers' Week (1-7 June). As a constituency MP, one of my favourite parts of the job is meeting... Articles for the Herald and Post
Why we shouldn't forget the ex-offender workforce 1st June 2023 My article for this week's Herald and Post... Earlier in the year in the Chancellor’s ‘Back to work’ budget, we heard about new measures to encourage those of... Articles for the Herald and Post
