Statement from Huw Merriman MP Thursday, 23 May, 2024 After 9 years as the Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle, I have made the decision not to stand as a candidate at the next election. This means I will also leave my job as Rail Minister on 4 July. I have loved being an MP and I leave with a heavy heart. The constituency is a beautiful place, with wonderful people in every town and village. I’ve been lucky enough to work across the... Local News
New Community Rail Partnership on track 22nd October 2020 A new ‘community rail partnership’ (CRP) has been formed for the Hastings line. A CRP aims to connect local communities with their railway, encouraging local... Local News
Watch: Black History Month 20th October 2020 After many residents contacted me expressing their concern that more needed to be done for equality at a Parliamentary level, I supported an application for a... Speeches in Parliament
Huw welcomes Government grant for De La Warr Pavilion 16th October 2020 De La Warr Pavilion receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund Local News
Planning for the Future - Reform of the planning system 14th October 2020 The government has recently published a White Paper on the reform of the current planning system – Planning for the Future. With over 80% of the constituency... Westminster News
Watch: 10pm Curfew 13th October 2020 We had the opportunity to vote on the 10pm curfew and I wanted to lay out why I was going to once more vote against the Government. The curfew looks to have a... Speeches in Parliament
Watch: Matt Hancock's 3 Reasons for 10pm Curfew 13th October 2020 I asked Matt Hancock whether, according to scientific evidence, the overall benefits of a 10pm curfew outweigh the negatives. He gave me 3 reasons why he... Speeches in Parliament
Watch: Changes to Exams for 2021 12th October 2020 With the disruption to education that coronavirus has caused there was an urgent need to find a solution, if we are still in this situation in May 2021 - when... Speeches in Parliament
Bexhill JobCentre visit - new schemes for jobseekers 9th October 2020 Huw visited Bexhill JobCentre on Friday 2 October to thank DWP staff for their hardwork and dedication in supporting local residents who found themselves in... Local News
Restrictions must be proportional and justified 9th October 2020 From this week, Parliament has been given powers by Government to debate, scrutinise and vote on the individual national rules which the Government are bringing... Articles
