The summer holidays are in full swing and lots of us are enjoying our beautiful area. It is not just us, many people come from far and wide to experience our picture-perfect coastline, historic City and rolling green hills.

Gillian Keegan MP is one of a group of 78 cross-party MPs representing rural constituencies urging the Government to support a proposal by the mobile industry to create a ‘Shared Rural Network’ to extend mobile overage to hard to reach areas.

Residents and visitors in Selsey will soon be visited by a shoal of printed yellow fish, as Chichester District Council introduces a national scheme to help improve bathing water in the area.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question:

Question:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review his Department's policy on pesticides.

Gillian Keegan MP visits Cocking Hill Farm with Tesco Future Farmers. Cocking Hill Farm is owned by Laura and Andy. Laura was part of the Tesco Future Farmers Foundation between 2017-2018, the foundation helps to kick-start the careers of new farmers.

Gillian Keegan MP visited the Rother Valley Cluster Farmers Group to learn how farmers are working together to protect the environment and wildlife. 

Gillian Keegan MP: T2. I recently spent a day with Sussex police and the Environment Agency checking permits on vans and lorries carrying toxic waste.

Funding for the next stage of a successful project to reduce litter and fly tipping across Chichester District has been approved by leading councillors.

A campaign launched by Chichester District Council to reduce litter in the district has won Gold.

Last week I had a great day out with Chichester Police to learn more about rural crime in our area and what methods they are using to tackle it.