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On Saturday I made a plea for more funds to be provided for the construction of more rented homes in Fife. At the Scottish Federation of Housing Association's Meeting at the Lib Dem Conference I cited my regular advice surgeries and office calls as evidence that there is a great [...]

Damian discusses sewage. [...]

Damian discusses the swine flu pandemic [...]

Theresa May has expressed concern over the news that Maidenhead business rates could go up by more than 50% in the new financial year. With the economy still in recession this rise could leave small businesses struggling to survive. The rates are set every five years based on a calculation of [...]

After a lot of leaks, the independent report into the rules for MP expenses by Sir Christopher Kelly has finally been published. The BBC write-up is here, together with a link to the full report.Before the report was published I said that I thought the report should be [...]

Theresa May has officially launched the new 17:51 fast train service from Paddington which now stops at Maidenhead. Theresa said “I am delighted that after sustained pressure from me and local rail users, First Great Western has managed to secure a new fast commuter service which gets into Maidenhead at [...]

• Offender management system ‘out of control’ • Civil servant appointed to run C-NOMIS had little experience of IT projects Commenting on the Commons public accounts committee’s report on the National Offender Management Information System (C-NOMIS), South Norfolk MP Richard Bacon, a member of the committee, said: “The scale of [...]

THE Government has today unveiled a new plan for the future success of higher education, setting out the important role universities will play in securing the country’s economic recovery and long term prosperity.The move, which has been welcomed by Kevin Brennan MP, also calls for fairer access, more information about [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yDpNURELC4 It's what I've been saying, and what Conservative Party Leader David Cameron has set himself against. We reform our democracy or it dies. The... [...]

This is the text of a letter from Donna Manson to parents, carers and other interested parties regarding the catchment review for Duloch and Carnegie Primary Schools: "Public Consultation on the rezoning of the catchment area for Carnegie Primary School and Duloch Primary School The result of the public consultation [...]

I had a great time with the pupils from North Queensferry Primary School who visited London this week.They were bright, enthusiastic and thoroughly enjoying their visit to Parliament. [...]

Hopefully most of you will have now heard the good news, that an interim agreement has been agreed between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU). The agreement means that postal workers will work as normal during the Christmas period - something that I am sure will be welcomed [...]

A government adviser has resigned in protest at the sacking of a colleague from the MOD advisory group which is deciding how to dispose of the UK's decommissioned nuclear submarines. Peter Lanyon says his position is no longer tenable as his views and those of his sacked colleague were [...]

I had a very productive meeting to explore the establishment of an all party parliamentary group on miscarriages of justice. Paddy Hill, Gerry Conlon, Vincent McGuire and John McManus joined MPs to discuss the setting up of the group and the creation of a retreat to provide medical, social [...]

I have now launched a new campaign to get Wantage Road station re-opened.  [...]

Bruce George MP is calling on members of Walsall Council’s Development Control Committee to throw out the proposal to get rid of most of George Rose Park in Herberts Park Road, Darlaston to make way for the proposed new build for the Grace Academy, Darlaston. Bruce George said: “This is the only [...]

CARDIFF West MP, Kevin Brennan, has been promoting the benefits of apprenticeships with Cardiff City's young football star Adam Matthews at 10 Downing St.Matthews, aged 17, has been on Cardiff City's book since he was eight years old and as an apprentice at the club has been setting the Championship [...]

Following the sacking of Professor David Nutt by the Home Secretary, Chris Huhne (Lib Dem Shadow Home Secretary) and I, who both opposed the sacking, tabled an urgent question in the House to the Home Secretary. Mysteriously (since he agrees with the Home Secretary) the urgent question was awarded to [...]

Energy Secretary Ed Milliband refused to back the critical 2014 carbon capture pilot deadline today in the House of Commons. This could have signficant consequences for Longannet Power Station and the battle with climate change. To explain, 2014 is the date which the government set for the establishment of the [...]

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