Stephen Morgan MP has joined Hampshire Search and Rescue ‘heroes’ for a training demonstration to see how the service has been keeping the area’s people safe. Over the past year, the Hampshire Search and Rescue team have continued with their primary role of assisting police with missing person searches, as well as taking on a […]
Stephen Morgan MP has underlined the importance of young people getting the support they need to find their route to employment as the city begins its economic recovery. It comes following the Portsmouth MP’s visit to a new hub in the city that has been launched to directly support young people aged 16-24 on Universal […]
Stephen Morgan MP has visited the Constabulary’s contact management centre in Southampton as he continues to support the fight against hate crime, violence and anti-social behaviour, amid rising concerns. The contact management teams, operated by Hampshire Constabulary, works alongside Thames Valley Police, taking emergency 999 calls and handling non-emergency contact via the 101 service. Those […]
Responding to the government’s announcement that nurses and other NHS workers will receive a 3% pay rise, Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan said: “Ministers have been dragged kicking and screaming to a 3% rise, which will still be bitterly disappointing for the NHS staff who cared for our City during the pandemic. “Millions of other […]
Stephen Morgan MP has urged the City Council to get on with work to establish a public byway at Town Quay, the Camber in Old Portsmouth. Since 2014 a dedicated group of local residents have been attempting to establish this route, beginning at Trimmers Court junction with East Street, round the quayside edge to the […]
Portsmouth South MP and Shadow Armed Forces Minister Stephen Morgan was joined by Labour’s Defence Spokesperson in the House of Lords, Lord Vernon Coaker, to visit Airbus’ facility in Portsmouth, the city’s major space hub. Airbus builds and operates the UK’s military satellite communications system, providing unjammable mobile voice, video, internet and broadcast services to […]
Proposals to waive visa fees for non-UK service personnel would help just 10% of those who left the Army last year, statistics from the Ministry of Defence reveal. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel announced a public consultation this week (26 May) on proposals which would waive visa fees for those who […]
Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan has urged the Culture Secretary to provide clinical justification for the decision to limit amateur singing groups to just six people indoors. Mr Morgan has written to Oliver Dowden following confusion around the restrictions on choral singing in the City and across the country. Following the easing of restrictions on […]
This week Her Majesty delivered the Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s priorities for the next parliamentary session. This was an opportunity to implement the lessons we learned during the pandemic and forge a better society. But while many Bills needed to be carried over following the disruption of the pandemic, there were notable absences […]
Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan has written to Southern Water urging them to step up efforts to clean up Langstone Harbour. The letter, addressed to Chief Executive Ian McAuley, raises ongoing concerns from Portsmouth residents that diluted sewage is being released into the harbour. Issues with capacity at the nearby Budds Farm treatment facility leads […]
