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
New classroom at Binsted Primary School 10th October 2016 Damian was delighted to visit Binsted Primary School last week to open their new classroom, which was supported by many local fund-raising events. Local News
Bentley Business Club 5th October 2016 Damian joined the inaugural gathering of the Bentley Business Club recently, on a panel alongside Steve Pearce from East Hampshire District Council and Ian... Local News
Why we need political parties 28th September 2016 Damian's column in the Petersfield Post comments on the role of political parties, ahead of this year's Conservative Party Conference: "Party conference season... Articles for the Herald and Post
Employment numbers continue to break records 15th September 2016 Damian welcomes the latest ONS employment numbers that show a record 31.77 million people are now in work - an increase of 2.7 million since 2010 – with the... Westminster News
Discussions with the local NFU 14th September 2016 Damian had a good and useful discussion with representatives of the local NFU, considering the outlook for farming and hopes for the sector post Brexit on trade... Local News
Catching up with Energy Alton 14th September 2016 Damian had the pleasure to catch up with John Hubbard, Eleanor Hill and Jenny Griffiths from Energy Alton at Alton Library and get an update on the great work... Local News
Visit to Eggar's School 14th September 2016 Damian paid a visit to Eggar's School in Holybourne last week and was shown around by Head Teacher Mr Sullivan. During the visit, Damian was introduced to the... Local News
TAG start new consultation on revised flightpath 5th September 2016 Although the CAA has yet to make a final decision, TAG is now holding a further consultation on an amended part of their Airspace Change Proposal (ACP), which... Local News
Record-breaking levels of inward investment 5th September 2016 Damian comments on the recently published numbers for foreign direct investment in the UK, with Britain benefiting from record-breaking levels in the last year... Westminster News
