Six Years, £800,000, and Still No Beehive: Why Burgess Hill Needs Change Monday, 7 April, 2025 By Tobias Parker – Conservative Candidate for Franklands Ward For over half a decade, the people of Burgess Hill have been promised a new community arts and events venue— The Beehive. It was billed as a cultural cornerstone for the town, a modern replacement for Martlets Hall, and a sign of progress. Instead, six years later, we’re left with an empty field, spiralling costs, and more questions... Opinions
Jobcentre Plus in Haywards Heath receives praise from Parliament. 14th January 2019 Universal Credit Monday, 14th January 2019 House of Commons Sir Nicholas Soames MP (Mid Sussex) (Con) I warmly welcome this excellent move by the Department... Local News
Sir Nicholas' question to the Secretary of State for Defence on the Vanguard-class Life Extension Programme 14th January 2019 Vanguard-class Life Extension Programme Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) When my right hon. Friend considers the financial sustainability of the Vanguard... Local News
SIR NICHOLAS SOAMES’S SPEECH ON THE WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT 11th January 2019 Debate on the European Union (Withdrawal) Act Friday, 11 January 2019 House of Commons Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) I agree very strongly with the... Speeches in Parliament
Sir Nicholas Soames Question to Sajid David 11th January 2019 Sir Nicholas Soames MP (Mid Sussex) I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the calm and assured way in which he has dealt with this difficult matter. Is he... Speeches in Parliament
Sir Nicholas’s Question to the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care on the NHS Long Term Plan. 7th January 2019 Sir Nicholas Soames MP (Mid Sussex) No doubt my right hon. Friend is gratified, as would be the Churchill-led National Government of 1944, by how truly... Speeches in Parliament
Cross Party Letter to the Prime Minister 7th January 2019 Dear Prime Minister, We the undersigned Members of Parliament, business leaders and representatives are writing to you about the threat that leaving the... Local News
Sir Nicholas Soames' delight at appointment of new 6th form provider . 19th December 2018 “I am absolutely delighted that we are making some real progress on this major and vital project and with the selection of the Chichester College Group (CCG)... Local News
Sir Nicholas Soames’s question to the Prime Minister following her Statement on the European Council. House of Commons Monday, 17th December, 2018 17th December 2018 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) My right hon. Friend continues to negotiate changes to the backstop. Does she not agree that if those efforts were... Speeches in Parliament
Sir Nicholas Soames’s question to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on co-ordinating the UK’s soft power. 13th December 2018 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) Soft power is one of the golden assets that this country possesses, but it is not nearly well enough co-ordinated; indeed... Local News
Take Back Control and Back Britain 29th November 2019 The Prime Minister will today (Friday) set out his Brexit roadmap, explaining how a Conservative majority Government will unleash the benefits of getting Brexit... National News
Delivering the change people voted for 29th November 2019 The Prime Minister today set out his Brexit roadmap, explaining how a Conservative majority Government will unleash the benefits of getting Brexit done. National News
Boris asked people their honest opinions about Brexit 29th November 2019 Brexit is the biggest issue facing Britain at this election. National News
Less safe, more strain, fewer opportunities – new analysis reveals what will happen to your child’s education under Corbyn 29th November 2019 New analysis has revealed the true threat of Corbyn’s Labour to our country’s schools. National News
Only the Conservatives will protect standards in our schools 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will give Ofsted greater powers and more money to improve discipline in classrooms and bolster school standards, under new... National News
Ed Miliband falsely claiming to back Brexit to his leave voting constituents 28th November 2019 On the day it emerged that Labour are relaunching their general election campaign strategy to focus on leave voting areas, it can be revealed that their former... National News
