Transport Questions: Devolving more road safety powers to local authorities 21st March 2019 To help push the Transport Select Committee’s ideas from our inquiry on Active Travel, I asked the Transport Minister what more can be done to ensure that... Westminster News
Huw continues to champion job centre work coaches 18th March 2019 In Parliament this week, Huw once again praised the support provided by job centre work coaches to help people into the world of work. He asked the Secretary of... Westminster News
Local MP speaks up for equality in school funding at PMQs 14th March 2019 Huw Merriman, MP for the Bexhill and Battle constituency, continued his campaign for fairer school funding during Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of... Westminster News
Transport Select Committee: Questioning Allan Cook, Chair of HS2 13th March 2019 In this week’s Transport Select Committee session, we questioned Allan Cook, the chair of High Speed 2 (HS2), on the progress of the project and discussed... Westminster News
PMQs: Calling for fairer school funding 13th March 2019 In my second PMQ in two weeks I asked a question on behalf of my Mum (a former teacher) on the need for more school funding, particularly for those areas that... Westminster News
Lobbying for more school funding 11th March 2019 Last Friday, I met with Caroline Barlow, Headteacher at Heathfield Community College, to be given a copy of the school funding letter which was sent by heads... Westminster News
Huw asks Local Government Minister to consider long-term financing for local authorities 4th March 2019 In Parliament, Huw thanked the Local Government Minister for the allocation of additional funding for East Sussex County Council and asked if the government... Westminster News
Local MP calls for reform of sale of knives 4th March 2019 Following the recent spate of knife attacks and the tragic loss of young life, Huw took to the chamber to ask the Home Secretary Sajid Javid whether he would... Westminster News
Huw asks Minister to help tackle drug use 26th February 2019 An excellent investigation from the team at BBC South East highlighted a worrying trend in the use of Ketamine and the local lives ruined as a result. Huw... Westminster News