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
Statement on Brexit negotiations 22nd January 2019 Below is a statement made by Damian on Tuesday 22nd January 2019: These are testing times for our politics and democracy. “Europe” is a subject which has been... Westminster News
Visit to Cromwell Court in Bordon 20th January 2019 Damian toured a new supported housing scheme in Bordon last week, meeting with Hampshire County Council Councillor Liz Fairhurst, Executive member for Adult... Local News
a message for the New Year 29th December 2018 Damian writes a regular column for the Petersfield Post and below is his 2018 New Year message: "There is no doubt that 2018 - our politics, news and indeed... Local News
Outstanding Ofsted report for TPS 18th December 2018 Damian was delighted to join Principal Mr Marande and staff at The Petersfield School to celebrate their recent 'outstanding' Ofsted report, and was impressed... Local News
Visit to Prismatic in Alton 18th December 2018 Damian visited Prismatic Limited last week and met with Managing Director Paul Brooks, and other team members, to see the work underway on the solar powered... Local News
Small Business Saturday 3rd December 2018 As part of the annual Small Business Saturday event, Damian met several business owners in Alton on Saturday. The first visit was to Austen's Cafe on Lenton... Local News
Brexit Public Meeting in Alton 1st December 2018 Hundreds of local residents came along to Damian's Brexit Public Meeting in Alton this morning, and had the opportunity to hear more about the EU Withdrawal... Local News
Statement on final Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration 1st December 2018 "EU leaders have now approved the legally-binding Withdrawal Agreement which sets out the terms of the UK's exit, and also the Political Declaration which sets... Westminster News
Small Business Saturday 29th November 2018 Damian wrote a short article this week for the Herald group of papers about high street trading to coincide with Small Business Saturday: "We’re all aware of... Articles for the Herald and Post
