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
Damian visits Petersfield Post Office 20th February 2020 Damian visited Petersfield Post Office today and met with Post Office Ltd staff and ZCo, the franchise operator who took over the management of the site in... Local News
SWR announces strike compensation 19th February 2020 Following the unprecedented strike action in December by members of the RMT union, Damian is pleased that the Government has worked with South Western Railway... Westminster News
Local schools working together 13th February 2020 Damian was delighted to join Bohunt School and Bedales School at Westminster this week, celebrating collaboration between schools from the independent and state... Westminster News
Speedwatch launch in Petersfield 7th February 2020 Damian was delighted to join volunteers for the launch of the Petersfield Speedwatch campaign, and was pleased to hear that to hear that so many people have... Local News
National Apprenticeship Week visit 7th February 2020 In National Apprenticeship Week, Damian visited Alton-based company Testo in meet Will, an accounting apprentice who is supported by the apprenticeship scheme... Local News
Meeting with ICCAN on airspace design 7th February 2020 Damian met with the Head of the Independent Commission on Aviation Noise (ICCAN) to discuss the work of the new body and how future plans for airspace... Local News
Local climate groups leading the way 6th February 2020 Action being taken by local climate groups and individuals was praised this week by Damian as he introduced a Westminster Hall debate on the Net Zero target and... Westminster News
Damian opens Westminster Hall debate 4th February 2020 Damian opened a Westminster Hall debate on decarbonising transport, coming as it did on the same day as the government’s announcement to ban the sale of new... Westminster News
Hospitality Apprenticeship event 4th February 2020 As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Damian attended a Hospitality Apprenticeship event in Parliament, meeting many young apprentices working in the sector... Westminster News
