When the Assisted Dying Bill was defeated in the House of Commons back in 2015, I sensed that it was not the last we would hear of it. Correspondence from constituents since that time, suggests this was correct.
Supporting biodiversity, sustainable housing and potholes high on agenda at parish conference
Last Friday, Huw Merriman, MP for the Bexhill and Battle constituency, held a parish conference for town and parish councils at Great Dixter House and Garden in Northiam.
During the Easter break, I took the opportunity to visit the amazing team at Little Gate Farm in Beckley and find out more about their latest training programmes which support young people and adults with learning disabilities and/or autism into employment.
Easter recess was a great opportunity to get stuck into the constituency and the railway. For the latter, I found myself in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, the Cotswolds, Wales and Crowhurst.
During the Easter recess, I met Crowhurst Parish Councillors to discuss how disused Network-rail owned land could open up land for homes in the village.
With Parliament being in Easter recess, and in between work across the railway, I am continuing my ‘Meet Your MP’ events. This week, I was in Catsfield. The Parish Council notifies residents in advance.
Huw Merriman, MP for the Bexhill and Battle constituency, recently visited Salehurst CE Primary School in Robertsbridge to talk to pupils about their visit to Parliament at the end of last year and to answer their questions about the role of an MP and the workings of the House of Commons.
Huw Merriman, MP for the Bexhill and Battle constituency, welcomed today’s announcement of a number of projects in Bexhill and Rother which will benefit from £20 million worth of Levelling Up Partnership government funding and support.
