New measures to help farmers get back on their feet and move on from floods following extreme weather and flooding across England The Government is announcing new measures today (Friday 20 March) to help farmers recover from recent flooding.

Gillian joins other West Sussex MPs and representatives from across the farming and growing community to discuss their concerns moving forward covering areas such as environmental protection, rural crime, changes as we leave the EU and access to labour markets.

Chichester District Council has joined forces with local organisations at a working party in Fishbourne this week to help protect one of the district’s rare chalk streams.

The big news in Parliament last week was the Government reshuffle. Politics is a tough business and there are unfortunately always winners and losers. I was privileged to get a call and be offered a ministerial position in the Department for Education.

Council scheme aims to help boost tree planting in the Chichester District

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question:

Parliament feels very different compared to last year as the Government has a working majority and already things are getting done. Last week after three years we finally passed the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement in the House of Commons to enact the 2016 referendum result.

Happy New Year to you all and I wish you and your families the very best for 2020.

Gillian Keegan

Over £1m of grant funding could potentially be accessed to support and enhance wildlife in the district after leading councillors at Chichester District Council agreed to invest in a Strategic Wildlife Corridors project.