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Quizzing Police Minister Nick Hurd in the Commons, South West Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison welcomed the £161 million extra funds announced today for policing and the increased flexibility to raise money for the police from the local precept.

Andrew Murrison MP has welcomed Philip Hammond’s 2018 budget. He has been trawling through the Budget’s ‘Red Book’ published yesterday for opportunities for South West Wiltshire. He said;

During Prime Minister's Questions earlier this afternoon, Andrew asked the Prime Minister to expedite the clean-up in and around Salisbury following the release of the nerve agent, Novichok, by Russian officials.

What an incredible time to lead the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee! The collapse of the Stormont Executive and the Irish land border issue that is so pivotal to the Brexit negotiations have put NIAC front and centre and required it to work at full tilt.

Accompanied by members of the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee, Andrew met with the European Union's Chief Brexit Negotiator, Michel Barnier, yesterday to the discuss the issue of the Irish land border during the Committee's visit to Brussels.

Following the news today that infrastructure giant, Carillion, will be entering into liquidation, Andrew asked the Defence Secretary at defence questions what will happen given that the firm's joint venture, CarillionAmey, manages 50,000 military houses and takes 1,500 calls from personnel each d

Last night, Andrew spoke in the latest debate on the EU Withdrawal Bill, reminding Members on both sides of the House that Brexit does not in put the Good Friday Agreement in jeopardy.

This morning, the APPG on Clinical Leadership and Management met with the Director of the NHS Leadership Academy, Stephen Hart, who offered his opinion on how medical staff can be supported when progressing up to management level.

With the Trump administration threatening crippling tariffs on the huge Northern Ireland employer, Bombardier Aerospace, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee today visited the Bombardier site in Belfast to see first hand how damaging such action would have on the Northern Irish economy.