​Following reports from local residents of increased levels of speeding on Blackshaw Road, I am pleased that the police agreed to my suggestion of increased speed watches around the local area. Given that there is a nursery and St George's Hospital along this road, it is vital that speed levels are stringently enforced to ensure everyone's safety.

I will continue to work with the police, Wandsworth Council and local councillors to keep our streets safe and accessible. To this end, I am very pleased to hear that the council is currently considering implementing a zebra crossing outside the nursery to protect both children and parents.

Today, I have written to the Managing Director of the Southern Region of Network Rail calling for an investigation looking into improving accessibility and step-free access at Wandsworth Common Station.

Currently, there is step free access on Platform 1, but those wishing to travel on Platform 2 must cross an elevated footbridge, which is not accessible for wheelchair users, parents with young children, and the elderly. 

I have called for a feasibility study to be conducted, given the signifcant proportion of the local community that falls around the station. 

​Read my full letter here:

Today, the Committee's Report on the Draft Mental Health Bill has been published - this is a once in a generation opportunity to improve the rights of patients experiencing a mental health crisis and to tackle the health inequalities enshrined in current legislation.

Over the last six months, I've been proud to work with my committee colleagues, listening to patient voices and evidence from experts.

We heard heartbreaking accounts from patients. Above all else, the legislation has to protect them and ensure they receiving appropriate care. 

For years, the Government kicked updating this legislation into the long grass, and now, the current draft bill still does not go far enough to tackle the racial disparity of those detained under the Mental Health Act. 

Patient voices must be at the heart of this legislation.

Read the full report here: 
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt5803/jtselect/jtmentalhealth/696/report.html