Ahead of International Women's Day today, Parliament held a debate to discuss the issues women face around the world.

This is a piece I've written for the "Conservative Home" website, which has gone online today:

I did campaign to remain in the EU during the referendum campaign, and like nearly everyone on our side of the campaign, we made it clear that our membership of the single market and our freedom of movement around the EU were at risk.

It’s very disappointing the hospital has not improved enough to remove itself from ‘requires improvement’.However, these are still early days as it’s only six months after the first CQC inspection and it will take time to address the Commission's concerns in a number of areas.

Portsmouth South MP Flick Drummond has called “totally unacceptable” President Donald Trump’s ban on people from seven mainly Muslim countries entering the US.

Women should not be forced to wear high heels at work by their employers.

I am backing a report by the Women and Equalities Select Committee, which I sit on, calling on the Government to review legislation and fully protect women form this sort of discrimination at work.

I was delighted yesterday to launch the new report from the all-party group I co chair with Jess Phillips MP. We were joined at the launch by Caroline Dinenage MP, the Minister for Women and Equalities.

I was pleased to take part in a training event at Portsmouth's Anglican cathedral on Saturday looking at modern slavery. Slavery is still a big problem in the world, and in first world countries where people come here, or are brought here by traffickers, and end up in conditions of slavery.

I am sorry to say that the unions in dispute with Southern Rail are going ahead with further strike action in the coming days. These will happen on January 10th, 11th, and 13th, with further strikes announced for January 24th, 25th and 27th.