Surveys and Responses to Email Campaigns

Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill

I appreciate the strength of feeling around this issue. Ministers take the welfare of all animals extremely seriously and are committed to strengthening and supporting long-term conservation of animals both internationally and at home.

Bill of Rights

The UK has a long and proud history of freedom.

Gene Editing

Thank you for writing to me about precision breeding and gene editing. This advance in technology will help the UK achieve greater food security and more sustainable farming, and I support the Bill which is going through Parliament at the moment.

BVRLA "Please support electric company cars"

Sewage

I have been following the performance of utility companies closely. While these are privately-owned, they are regulated by independent bodies mandated by Parliament.

Caged Animals

I would like to assure you that my ministerial colleagues and I take the welfare of all animals very seriously. Ministers are delivering a series of ambitious reforms, as outlined in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare.

Northern Ireland Abortion

I believe that this should be a devolved issue for the Northern Ireland Assembly to legislate on. Like you, I am concerned, as I do not see why the law there should be more liberal than in the rest of the UK.

Kept Animals Bill

The UK has long led the way on animal welfare.

GBS3 Trial

I have written to the Chief Executives of the local hospital trusts we have in Meon Valley asking if they would consider participating in the GBS3 trial and if not why. I will get back to you as soon as I have a response.

Conversion Therapy

I take this issue very seriously and I am committed to tackling conversion therapy in the UK.

Stop digging peat

Peatlands are an iconic feature of our landscapes and are the UK’s largest stores of carbon. They also provide vital ecosystem services, supplying over a quarter of the UK’s drinking water, decreasing flood risk, and providing food and shelter for rare wildlife.

The Prime Minister and Chancellor

Thank you for your email about recent reports on parties that happened in No 10.

I am still waiting to comment until I have had the whole picture as I was not there and have only read about it in the media.

Email Campaigns

Each day I receive several hundred emails and letters, and while I am keen to understand the views of constituents on issues which are important to you, I have to prioritise how I respond to them.

Many of the emails I receive are template campaign emails about Government policy generated by organisations or lobby groups. While I try to respond directly to as many as I can as quickly as I can, I cannot prioritise this over assisting constituents with casework queries – people who are asking for my help with an issue affecting them urgently.

I do take note of all the points made in the course of these campaigns, and I regularly discuss issues with charities or organisations when they raise issues of concern, as well as with Ministers.

I will collate on this page my response to the issues raised by click-and-send campaigns as they arise, and I hope the information these responses contain will be useful to you. Please see the links to the right.

EDMs and Petitions

Please note that, like many Members of Parliament in all parties, I do not sign Early Day Motions as these are never debated or voted on in Parliament, and cannot bind Government policy in any way.

While I am sometimes contacted about signing petitions, there is a process for raising these in Parliament, and only those generated by the official process can be considered. There is no method for bringing non-Parliamentary petitions to the official attention of Parliament or the Government.