Keeping watch on employment Thursday, 21 November, 2024 Seeing the Chancellor’s team line up with her on Downing Street reminded me of my own spell as a junior minister at the Treasury, at the Budget and Autumn Statement. My role at that time was focussed on areas such as alcohol and gambling duties, and energy policy. But there are two Osborne reforms from that time that stick in my mind as having an especially lasting effect. The first was the Soft... Articles for the Herald and Post
DCMS Select Committee hearing on broadband provision 24th September 2020 In rural areas like East Hampshire it is vital that the 'gigabit-capable broadband' programme really delivers. In last week's DCMS Select Committee hearing... Westminster News
No easy options with new restrictions 23rd September 2020 This article was written by Damian Hinds and published in the Herald group of newspapers on the 24th September: "A growing number of constituents have written... Articles for the Herald and Post
DCMS Select Committee hearing with TikTok 22nd September 2020 Damian attended this morning's DCMS Select Committee inquiry hearing with TikTok, stating: "This session could hardly have been more timely. I asked about the... Westminster News
celebrating 150 years of state education 20th September 2020 Damian was delighted to mark the 150th anniversary of state education with 12 former Secretaries of State stretching back over three decades. In his group, Ken... Westminster News
a 'Conversation on Character' podcast 20th September 2020 Damian was delighted to be the inaugural guest on the Jubilee Centre's new podcast 'Conversations on Character'. The discussion focused on character education... Westminster News
Visit to local Woodland Trust site 19th September 2020 Damian caught up with the Woodland Trust yesterday at Binswood, near Kingsley, to talk about ancient woodland, the Environment Bill and their work with East... Local News
Keeping to the 'rule of 6' 18th September 2020 The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on 17th September: "From this week, individuals can only meet socially in... Articles for the Herald and Post
Netflix at DCMS Select Committee 15th September 2020 Damian questioned senior representatives from Netflix in today's DCMS Select Committee hearing, asking the TV giant about viewer-stickiness, product placement... Westminster News
New Kickstart scheme for young people 11th September 2020 The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of newspapers on 10th September: "When I was Employment Minister and visiting Job... Local News
