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
Help for working families in the Autumn Statement 28th November 2016 Damian welcomes the announcements made in last week’s Autumn Statement to help people keep more of what they earn, new measures to boost incomes, and the on... Westminster News
Latest column in Petersfield Post 23rd November 2016 Damian writes a regular column for the Petersfield Post, and the latest one covers the development at Whitehill & Bordon: Keep your eye on Bordon development... Local News
record employment numbers continue 16th November 2016 Damian has welcomed the news that employment across the UK continues to run at a record high – with 31.8 million people now in work - and that the unemployment... Westminster News
Tackling climate change remains important 26th October 2016 Tackling climate change is the subject of Damian's column in today's Petersfield Post: I recently had the pleasure of participating in a discussion on climate... Articles for the Herald and Post
Sport England award for member of Bordon club 25th October 2016 Damian was delighted to welcome EJ Magoncia and his family to Parliament this week and to present him with the Sport England South East Satellite Clubs award... Local News
Damian welcomes record number of people in work 20th October 2016 Damian has welcomed the news that the number of people in work across the UK remains at a record high. According to today’s ONS figures there are 331,000 more... Westminster News
Damian attends Citizens Advice AGM 17th October 2016 Damian attended the AGM for Citizens Advice East Hampshire last week, and spoke about the incredibly valuable work they do for people across the constituency... Local News
Opportunities to teach in Alton 17th October 2016 Damian met with representatives of the Alton Cluster of primary schools, and heard about their initiative to help people interested in training to be a teacher... Local News
Dementia Friends session at Conservative Party Conference 11th October 2016 Damian was delighted to chair a special Dementia Friends session at this year's party conference in Birmingham. Organised by the Alzheimer's Society, the... Westminster News
