Keeping watch on employment Thursday, 21 November, 2024 Seeing the Chancellor’s team line up with her on Downing Street reminded me of my own spell as a junior minister at the Treasury, at the Budget and Autumn Statement. My role at that time was focussed on areas such as alcohol and gambling duties, and energy policy. But there are two Osborne reforms from that time that stick in my mind as having an especially lasting effect. The first was the Soft... Articles for the Herald and Post
Damian Hinds – submission to ACAN, the Alton Climate Action Network 30th June 2024 Shortly before the 2010 election I wrote in our local paper about climate change. Looking back at it now ( http://damianhinds.blogspot.com/2010/02/climate... Local News
EDUCATION PROGRESS IS AT RISK 28th June 2024 In a press release earlier this week East Hampshire’s Conservative candidate Damian Hinds has said he regrets that there has not been more focus on education in... Local News
Hustings at Treloars 17th June 2024 Thank you to Treloar's student governors Isobel and Archie, their fellow students, and staff, for a brilliant hustings on Monday this week! Great questions, and... Local News
Reporting Back - May 2024 30th May 2024 Damian's constituency update for May 2024: Monthly constituency update from Damian Hinds MP (campaign-archive.com) Reporting Back newsletter
Shining a light on mental health 28th May 2024 Last week, Hampshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones, together with South Central Ambulance Service, announced that specialist mental health nurses... Articles for the Herald and Post
The price of rural crime 23rd May 2024 Last week the Prime Minister held his second ‘ Farm to Fork’ summit. This is a forum for all those involved in food production, including supermarkets, to find... Articles for the Herald and Post
Adjournment debate on allergy guidance in schools 21st May 2024 Damian speaking at an adjournment debate on allergy guidance in schools following the tragic case of five year old Benedict Blythe who died from an anaphylactic... Speeches in Parliament
Apprentices lead the way at Lasham 16th May 2024 I went on two very different education-related visits last week. The first was to Andrews Endowed primary school in Holybourne where the children grilled me on... Articles for the Herald and Post
Local elections show that there is more to do 9th May 2024 Last week’s local council, mayoral and Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections were the last major electoral event before the general election. Of course... Articles for the Herald and Post