Westminster Hall Debate on Misuse of Nitrous Oxide Tuesday, 12 December, 2023 Today I held a Westminster Hall Debate on the increased Misuse of Nitrous Oxide and the devastating affect it has on users many of whom are teenagers unaware of the risks they are taking. You are able to watch the full Westminster Hall debate via the link Westminster News
Meeting with John Whittingdale, Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure 1st November 2023 Mark arranged to meet with the Minister for State for Data and Digital Infrastructure, to raise concerns in respect of the installation of telegraph poles in... Local News
Letter to West Midland Trains - Seeking confirmation 31st October 2023 Further to the announcement today by the Minister of State for Transport, asking all train operators to withdrawal their proposals to close ticket offices... Local News
Minister calls for withdrawal of proposals to close ticket offices 31st October 2023 Mark Garnier, who submitted to the consultation earlier in the summer, welcomes the Minister of State for Transport's announcement today that Train Operators... Westminster News
MP View: Everyone – the UK included – needs to do what we can to find a peaceful end to this 18th October 2023 In the 13 years I’ve been Wyre Forest’s MP, I’ve always tried to make sure I never write two consecutive columns on the same subject. This week, I was going to... Local News
MP View: Extraordinary escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas 9th October 2023 Yet again we wake up one Sunday morning to hear reports of the start of another war. This time, it is the extraordinary escalation of hostilities between Israel... Local News
MP View: The conference is less about announcements, more about wider narrative 5th October 2023 One of the problems about writing my weekly update during the conference season is there is so much political news! And with the key event this week – the Prime... Local News
Openreach Response to rollout of Telegraph Poles 25th September 2023 Mark has received a response from Openreach in respect of the areas within DY13 which are currently planned for installation of telegraph poles by a third party... Local News
MP View: Sunak confronts truth that meeting short-term Net Zero targets were never possible 25th September 2023 A couple of weeks ago, I met with a group from Friends of the Earth. Committed to our environment, they struck me as sensible and driven. They were at the front... Local News
Letter to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 20th September 2023 Further to the public meeting, Mark stated that he would write to the Secretary of State for Levelling UP, Housing and Communities, The Rt Hon. Michael Gove, to... Local News
