“Welcome to my website. I hope that you will find this a useful source of information about local issues, as well as what I’m doing to represent you in Parliament. I pledge to work hard for everyone in the constituency, to stand up for local people, and to be a strong voice at Westminster for your concerns.”
This week, Nick will be holding meetings to raise constituency issues, voting in the Commons and handling constituents’ casework.
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Nick is extremely concerned about the disruption experienced by local rail users arising from the introduction of the new timetable. He has written to and met the Transport Secretary, raised this with the Rail Minister, Network Rail & GTR's senior managers, and held a Commons debate on the issue.
In his latest post, Nick writes about his new website and his priorities this year, focusing on the work he's doing in the Arundel & South Downs constituency,
in Parliament, in his think tank,
and through his global campaigning on Tuberculosis and LGBT rights.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has today (14 January) written to the Secretary of State for Housing, James Brokenshire, asking him to ‘call in’ a decision by the South Downs National Park Authority to allow new housing in Petworth.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert and Mid Sussex MP Sir Nicholas Soames have today (14 January) reiterated their opposition to the Mayfield new town proposal.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has backed a move to bring a pharmacy into the centre of Arundel.
Arundel & South Downs MP has chosen a painting by Taylor Young, a nine-year-old pupil at St Mary’s CE Primary School in Pulborough for his Christmas card this year.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has co-sponsored a Parliamentary Bill to give neighbourhood plans more protection from speculative planning applications by developers.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has welcomed news that GTR will undertake a public consultation to add direct peak-time train services from Hassocks to Clapham Junction.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert supported ‘Small Business Saturday’ with a visit to Storrington on Saturday (1 December).
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert visited the newly opened Fittleworth Stores on Friday (30 November) to congratulate them on their nomination for a ‘rural oscar’.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has welcomed Mid Sussex District Council’s Planning Committee decision to refuse permission for a speculative housing development on Friars Oak Fields in Hassocks.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert welcomed local food and drink producers to the Houses of Parliament for a ‘Taste of West Sussex’ event last week (Thursday 29 November).
In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick reiterates his support for a pragmatic Brexit and his belief that both a ‘no-deal’ exit and a second referendum pose severe risks to the country.
In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick praises the work of local NHS leaders during his time as an MP, and welcomes the Government’s new Long Term Plan for the NHS.
In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick reiterates his support for the Prime Minister’s deal with the EU, and urges colleagues to back it in the upcoming ‘Meaningful Vote’.
In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick wishes his constituents well over the Christmas period and looks ahead to the ‘Meaningful Vote’ in the New Year.
In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick backs Theresa May and explains why her Brexit deal is the best way forward for the country.
In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick discusses his position on the Meaningful Vote, recent progress on improving local rail services, and his meeting with the Chief Executive of Gatwick Airport.
In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick discusses his actions to prevent a new housing development in Hassocks, his meeting with the bosses of Govia Thameslink Railway and sampling local produce at ‘A Taste of West Sussex.’
In his article for the ConservativeHome website, Nick appeals to fellow Conservative MPs to support the Prime Minister’s deal with the EU, and argues that approving it in parliament is the best way to ensure that Brexit is delivered.
In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick discusses the Brexit deal and support for the prime minister.
In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald & Chichester Observer, Nick discusses another busy week in the life of an MP, including attending the remembrance day service at St Nicholas’ Church, speaking at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and visiting Pulborough’s cub scouts as part of UK Parliament week.
Nick speaks in the House of Commons debates in the run up to the ‘Meaningful Vote’, and urges MPs from all sides of the debate to support the pragmatic exit offered by the Withdrawal Agreement.
Nick supports the Prime Minister’s recent efforts to get further assurances on the Northern Ireland backstop, and cautions against calling a second referendum.
Nick commends the Prime Minister on the Withdrawal Agreement, and asks her to confirm that the backstop is a pathway to future UK-EU trade deal, and not a state the UK can be ‘trapped’ in.
Nick expresses support for the political declaration and withdrawal agreement following the Prime Minister’s statement in the Commons.
Speaking after the Prime Minister’s statement in the Commons, Nick asks her to confirm that the future arrangement with the EU is the most important aspect of the plans outlined on 14 November.
Nick's intervention challenging the Minister on the impact of fracking on rural communities.
Nick again raised the issue of peak direct Hassocks to Clapham Junction services with the Rail Minister.
Nick urges the Government to do more to protect retired British soldiers from prosecutions while terrorists are ignored.
A trip to the Houses of Parliament to talk homelessness with Nick Herbert MP gets Matt Hobbs thinking about the campaigning power held by voters.
Hear Nick’s interview on the day of his Westminster Hall debate on Hassocks rail services
Model turned businesswoman Katie Price has won the backing of Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert in a campaign to make online bullying a crime.
Nick Herbert’s report challenges tabloid headlines that claim aid to poor countries is wasted. Guardian news article.
