East Devon MP Sir Hugo Swire called on the Government to cut Air Passenger Duty for UK domestic flights.

APD is in effect charged twice, with the UK rate comparatively punitive compared with other major European nations. 

House of Commons, Thursday 6th December 2018

Key documents

European Commission - Draft Withdrawal Agreement [585 pages]

Political declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom [26 pages]

Prime Minister

“A week is a long time in politics” goes the saying.  At the moment so is every hour and every minute. For two years ambiguity has kept politicians like me at bay but the clarity of the 585-page withdrawal agreement means that is no longer possible. This is the moment of truth for Brexit.

East Devon's local MP Sir Hugo Swire today questioned Department for Health and Social Care Ministers in Parliament on the future of Ottery St Mary Hospital.

Working together with local businesses, schools and colleges to make sure we fulfil the opportunities of new jobs, apprenticeships and investment in a post-Brexit world. 

You can read my statement published in response to the Prime Minister's Brexit deal in November below: 

Local East Devon MP, Sir Hugo Swire, visited Exeter Airport on Friday with Aviation Minister Baroness Sugg to discuss its future plans, as well as the potential sale of FlyBe. 

The Rt Hon. Sir Hugo Swire, East Devon's local MP, has given his verdict on the Budget 2018 - good news for many areas vital for East Devon, not least on rural broadband, high street business rates and mental health services.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) now has ‘no plans’ to cash in on St John’s Court after failing to find a new home for the town’s mental health services, it has been revealed.