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
visits on Small Business Saturday 5th December 2020 Today, on Small Business Saturday, Damian was delighted to visit a range of small businesses in Alton, Liphook and Petersfield, finding out more about how they... Local News
Shop local to support our independents 5th December 2020 Shop local to support our independents This article was written by Damian Hinds and published in this week's Petersfield Post and Herald editions: "This week... Articles for the Herald and Post
Debate on the future of nurseries 4th December 2020 During his speech in the Westminster Hall Debate on the future of nurseries and early years settings, Damian talked about how nurseries, like Bushy Leaze in... Westminster News
Damian welcomes the Farming Investment Fund 1st December 2020 The new ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ plan includes the Environmental Land Management scheme to incentivise sustainable practices, create habitats for nature... Westminster News
The green industrial revolution 27th November 2020 This article was written by Damian and published in this week's Petersfield Post and Herald editions: “Green industrial revolution” is a term that we have heard... Articles for the Herald and Post
DCMS on music streaming services 24th November 2020 At the first DCMS Select Committee hearing on the economics of music streaming, Damian questions whether artists' share of Spotify revenue is fair, and how... Westminster News
Testing is key but so is behaviour 20th November 2020 This article was written by Damian Hinds and published in this week's Petersfield Post and Herald editions: "The three medical development arenas key to getting... Articles for the Herald and Post
Protection for children online 19th November 2020 Damian made three big asks of the legislation on Online Harms being discussed today in Parliament: 🛑 curtail ‘compulsive design’ so apps come to a natural break... Westminster News
The challenge for mass testing 17th November 2020 In Parliament today Damian asked the Health Secretary about the challenges of logistics around mass testing in rural areas such as Hampshire. Matt Hancock said... Westminster News
