Below is an update from the Home Secretary on what the Government is doing to help former Commonwealth citizens evidence their rights in the UK.

East Devon's Member of Parliament, Sir Hugo Swire, has co-signed a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister calling for a Parliamentary Commission on Health and Social Care.

Yesterday MPs, including myself, voted on a new eligibility criteria for Free School Meals. Under the Government’s new regulations, it is estimated that by 2022 around 50,000 more children will benefit from a free school meal, compared to the previous benefits system.

Following the Prime Minister's statement to the House of Commons regarding the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury on 4th March, former Foreign Office Minister Sir Hugo Swire MP spoke to the BBC's Gordon Sparks about his thoughts on the latest developments.

Full video of Sir Hugo Swire MP's Adjournment Debate in the UK House of Commons on 6th March 2018.

East Devon’s local MP, Sir Hugo Swire, met with Natural England (2nd February 2018) to discuss their plans and ongoing work within his constituency.

Sir Hugo Swire told the Herald the vision for the area ‘lacks ambition’ and suggested bringing in the Prince of Wales’ design team to create a master plan.

Doing so would take politics out of the equation and could create a development that has the backing of the community, he said.

East Devon MP, Sir Hugo Swire, spoke in the Neighbourhood and Town Planning Debate in Westminster Hall on Monday 30th January 2018.

On Wednesday 01 November the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence, Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP, the Director General of The Royal British Legion, and over 80 Members of Parliament raced alongside serving members of The Armed Forces on an exercise bike to raise money for The Ro

East Devon MP Hugo Swire has met with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to discuss East Devon’s priorities for the upcoming Budget.