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
Celebrating VJ Day, 75 years on 24th August 2020 The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on 20th August: "Last weekend saw the 75th anniversary of victory over Japan... Local News
Visit to Connect4Summer event 14th August 2020 Today Damian visited Weyford Junior School to see this year's innovative Connect4Summer family holiday activities programme in action. Connect4Summer is part of... Local News
New focus on health and exercise 10th August 2020 This article was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 6th August: "Ask someone what they think are the upsides to the pandemic... Local News
Disinformation: a lesson from America 3rd August 2020 This article was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 30th July: "The long-awaited Russia Report from the Intelligence and... Local News
Celebrating the best of Hampshire 26th July 2020 The article below was written by Damian and published in the Herald group of papers on the 23rd July: "Last week the Hampshire flag was raised outside the... Local News
Politics South programme will remain 21st July 2020 Damian welcomes confirmation that BBC Politics South will be returning in September, but am concerned at other plans for regional current affairs. His question... Westminster News
Damian to object to Veolia incinerator proposal 21st July 2020 Local County Councillors, Mark Kemp-Gee, Andrew Joy and Adam Carew, together with Damian, have indicated that they will each be lodging objections to Veolia’s... Local News
More capacity for local electricity demands 20th July 2020 Damian met with the local team from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to see the progress on their upgrade of local electricity capacity for... Local News
Jobs in East Hampshire hit by pandemic 17th July 2020 The latest unemployment figures show a significant increase in the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits across the UK as well as here in East... Local News
