All articles written by Stephen Hammond MP on PoliticsHome.com

06 Sep 2023 Health

We have a chance to change the future of dementia

It’s hard to shy away from the stark impact of dementia on our society. It remains the leading cause of death in the United Kingdom, a near million Brits are living with it, and it’s on track to be the nation’s most expensive health condition by 2030.

01 Nov 2022 Health

I will bring serious leadership and rigorous scrutiny as Health and Social Care Select Committee chair

I am standing to be the next chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee as I believe the challenges facing our health and care systems today require not only serious leadership, but rigorous scrutiny.

12 Jul 2022 Political parties

Stephen Hammond: Why I am backing Tom Tugendhat

The public is exhausted by excuses and the defence of the indefensible. Tom Tugendhat will offer our party a clean start.

20 Aug 2020 Education

The A-Level results process has been painful, yet this is not the end of the crisis

Many students were nearly robbed of their chance to continue onto further education. A complete revision of Ofqual's leadership may be required by August 2021 to restore confidence.

29 Jan 2020 Foreign affairs

We have a duty to protect British Nationals in Hong Kong whose freedoms are under threat

The limited power of British National (Overseas) Passports, coupled with the recent situation in Hong Kong, has led to calls in the House and in Hong Kong for the rights of these Passport holders to be strengthened, writes Stephen Hammond MP.

01 Aug 2019 Economy

As Treasury chair my first focus would be on the 'misunderstood' impact of no-deal Brexit

Stephen Hammond MP sets out his pitch to be Chair of the Treasury Select Committee.

28 Jun 2018 Home affairs

New app Hunch is 'a potentially powerful new tool' to reduce knife crime on our streets

London MP and former Minister Stephen Hammond writes about an app, launched this week by one of his constituents. He writes "Knife crime is something that affects us all in some way and it’s time we all responsibly got involved".

07 Sep 2015 Education

Minor changes can have a ‘significant impact’ for summer-born children

Conservative MP and former minister Stephen Hammond MP writes about his adjournment debate tonight on ‘summer-born children and Department for Education guidelines’.