I’m grateful SES fixed the water outages in Horley within 24 hours. However, some vulnerable residents say they weren’t contacted about bottled water deliveries. I have written to SES asking why and whether their contingency plans worked as intended.

I also spoke to the BBC about this:

Litter was building up at Box Hill & Westhumble station after Southern took away the bins as part of new government recycling regulations. I raised concerns alongside residents and Southern have now increased staff to carry out more cleaning. I'm glad they've listened, but I will be asking them to provide a more permanent solution.

Read more here. 

The developer consortium has responded to my letter urging them to put in safety measures at Meath Green Lane. I'm told the junction will be closed from next week until October for pavement improvements and the developers will make alterations to the junction, agreed with the council and designed to improve safety. I hope this finally improves safety but it is infuriating that it has taken so many accidents for them to act.

Three years ago, my 22-year old constituent Hannah Byrne, died on the first night of her holiday in Corfu. Two British women left the scene without being interviewed by police. Greek authorities say they have sent two requests for Mutual Legal Assistance to the Home Office, but those women have never been interviewed. I will be meeting the government to help her family get the closure they so desperately need.

I have been speaking with the Post Office and Horley Town Council since it was announced that Horley’s Post Office is due to close in October following the announcement that Morrisons is closing its Horley store. The nearest alternative branch is on Meath Green Lane, which is twenty minutes away from the town centre.

The Post Office is currently consulting on the closure. Please contact comments@postoffice.co.uk to share your views. I also plan to meet with them soon to ensure that there remains a central, accessible location for this crucial service.  

Read more here. 

Trigger warning: domestic and child sexual abuse

My constituent’s husband allegedly sexually assaulted her children before attempting to murder them and her by removing the brake pads from her car. The court appeared to listen to his allegation of parental alienation syndrome, a discredited concept, over her evidence. The abuser today has unsupervised access to the children. I asked the government what they’re doing to stop discredited concepts obstructing criminal justice, horrifically leaving children at risk of rape and murder.