End of life care Thank you for contacting me about palliative and end of life care for people with terminal illnesses. I agree that we must ensure that people receive the most...
Electoral Commission Thank you for contacting me about the Electoral Commission. The Electoral Commission is the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political...
Beer Duty I welcome the temporary cut to VAT from 20 per cent to 5 per cent for all food and non-alcoholic drinks, which has been extended until the end of September and...
Puppy Imports First and foremost, I want to reassure you that I take the issue of illegal dog and puppy imports very seriously. This abhorrent trade causes suffering to the...
Accommodation for asylum seekers Thank you for contacting me about accommodation of people seeking asylum in the UK. I know that the Government takes the welfare of people in Home Office care...
Hedgehogs The hedgehog is an extraordinary creature with a long and celebrated history in this country. Like many, I am concerned to ensure that its future is similarly...
Shamima Begum I would like to be very clear that anyone who has left the UK to support terrorist organisations – organisations that seek to cause harm to our citizens and sow...
New Street Support Website and App in Portsmouth Last year, Flick set up a campaign to help co-ordinate all the organisations helping the homeless. Flick was on the Homelessness Reduction Bill when she was an...
A Brexit which works for everyone Long before the referendum campaign got under way, I voted for the Referendum Act to give the people the final decision. I campaigned for Remain during the...
Older People A survey on older people that I conducted before the general election showed a huge problem with loneliness. The older person’s fair that I held in February 2017 was attended by 100s of people including several who told me about their loneliness.
Homelessness I have been part of the Homelessness Reduction Bill in Parliament and this should help people stay in their home. I also know that there is a problem of rough...
Pompey Litter Pickers Following lots of complaints, we have decided to set up Pompey Litter Pickers to clean up our streets. Many other cities and towns have these community groups and we hope to have a Pompey Litter Picker on every street. We try to go out weekly for an hour which is enough to fill a black bag full of rubbish. The team hopes that by raising awareness of our work, people will stop dropping it!