I share the concerns of many local residents at the proposals put forward by Homes England to build up to 10,000 housing units on green fields to the west of Ifield.

I have launched the Future of Aviation Group to campaign for Britain's aviation sector following the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative impact.

Crawley police numbers have remained stable over the past decade, but I welcome the Government’s pledge for an additional 20,000 officers nationwide.

I lobbied successfully for a new National Funding Formula to ensure fairer funding for schools in our county.

I welcome services returning to Crawley Hospital, a stark contrast to the previous decade where we lost our maternity unit in 2001 and A&E department in 2005.

I have consistently called for stronger laws against those who cause animals pain and inflict suffering needlessly.

It was my honour to set up and be elected to chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer in June 2016.In this role I’ve worked closely with the charity Blood Cancer UK, and liaised with medical professionals, Government ministers as well as patients and their support groups.

Crawley is home to a large Chagossian community and this is an issue I’ve consistently pursued since even before my election to Parliament in 2010. I’ll continue to pursue this cause with the Government.