By Jonathan IsabyFollow Jonathan on Twitter Burton MP Andrew Griffiths has uncovered through a written parliamentary question how staff from public spending watchdogs have been wining and dining each other at the taxpayer's expense. He asked the DCLG "on what dates representatives of the Audit Commission dined with representatives of the National Audit Office paid […]
Andrew Griffiths is MP for Burton and Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Misuse of Drugs and Alcohol. Former drug minister Bob Ainsworth’s call for heroin and cocaine to be legally available for sale or by prescription at chemists is not just wrong, it is dangerous and reckless. We saw the consequences of […]
Tim Montgomerie Thirty-nine pubs are closing each and every week. The all-party save the pub group secured a Westminster Hall debate last week to highlight the problem and discuss solutions. Contributions from MPs are extracted below. Karen Bradley MP said pubs are socially useful: "The group shares a belief that the British pub is an […]
Maiden speeches are often used by MPs to speak up for local industries in their constituencies. Here are three such example from this week: On Tuesday, Guto Bebb, MP for the new Aberconwy seat, gave local tourism and agriculture his backing: "Aberconwy is a diverse constituency. It is dependent on tourism, with Llandudno, which I […]
Andrew Griffiths is Member of Parliament for Burton & Uttoxeter and Vice Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group If it’s possible to read anything into the drinks Chancellors have sipped while delivering the Budget over the years – water (Gordon Brown), whisky (Kenneth Clarke), gin and tonic (Geoffrey Howe), brandy and water (Benjamin Disraeli), […]