In the House of Commons yesterday I asked the Secretary of State about the scandal of mental health services for young people.

In the House of Commons yesterday I asked the Secretary of State about transport funding priorities for the South West.

Today's "announcement" of a "plan" to upgrade the A303 and A358 link into the Westcountry will have a familiar ring about it. That's not only because this Government has "announced" it several times before. It is also almost exactly the same proposal that was in the last Labour Government's transport plan, only for it to be dropped by this Government when it came to office.

At yesterday's Health Questions, I asked the Secretary of State about the crisis facing the NHS in Devon.

My piece for the Independent on Sunday on how this Government has failed our marine environment, and what the next one must do about it, is now available to read online here.

Below is a summary of some current Labour Party policy. More details of some of our key policies can be found here. Our full manifesto can be read online here.

The Royal College of Surgeons has expressed extreme concern at plans to deny operations to patients in Devon.

At yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions, I asked the Prime Minister about the impact of the financial crisis in Devon NHS.

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee, on which I sit, has today published a report calling for the funding imbalance between London and the regions to be urgently rectified. The report, and a summary of its findings and proposals, can be read online here.

I made a number of contributions in yesterday’s Westminster Hall debate on sentencing for dangerous driving offences, which can be read online here.