The House of Commons has voted to hold an early General Election. Subject to the Bill completing all its stages, Election Day will be 12 December 2019. We are pleased to confirm that our candidate will be Jeremy Quin. Jeremy has served as the Member of Parliament for Horsham since 2015. He was re-elected in June 2017 with a greater share of the vote.
Horsham Association Chairman, Adrian M Lee said, "We are immensely proud to have Jeremy Quin stand again as our candidate. Jeremy has been a fantastic MP, a strong advocate for our constituency and a real campaigner on behalf of our constituents. We will campaign vigorously to ensure Jeremy is re-elected on 12 December 2019."
This will be the UK’s first December election in 100 years. A decision to hold an Election, at any time, is never taken lightly. However, the current House of Commons has reached a stalemate. It is the right decision to ask the British people to confirm a clear direction for the future of our country.
Before the EU Referendum, Jeremy pledged to respect the result and he has done so consistently. We want to leave the EU on friendly terms with an agreed withdrawal agreement – with the Prime Minister’s deal we have the route to do just that.
However no General Election is just about one issue – there is a huge amount to discuss on law and order, climate change, the NHS, schools and a successful economy that underpins investment and record rates of employment. The country will have a decision to make and a very stark choice. We are convinced we have as a country an extremely positive future and we look forward to the debate during the election campaign!
In the last week Jeremy has had, as he has been the case over last four years, the privilege of meeting people who personally, or via the services they run, have a hugely positive effect on our local area.
On Friday, he met the local NHS team to discuss the provision of hospital care for patients with advanced dementia. Patients must always come first and Jeremy recognises the importance of “centres of excellence” providing specialist care in modern, well equipped facilities. This helps patients, the professional staff and research. Any new plans must however address the needs of family members and patients’ emotional support. We are pleased that these are firmly recognised in the current consultation and we look forward to its conclusions.
Jeremy also met the new CEO of the South East Coast Ambulance Service. The service has been transformed in recent years and has a clear investment programme to take this forward. Response times to the most critical cases are in line with peer groups around the country but the service is also focussed on improving times for “Category 3” patients who even if less clinically urgent must receive rapid assistance.
In Parliament, Jeremy met the Head Commissioner for ICCAN, a new Government funded but independent body focussed on minimising aircraft noise. He had a productive discussion on the work of the Commission and how it can help reduce noise blight from Gatwick.
Lastly, Jeremy has formally requested that the Secretary of State considers taking a direct intervention on the proposed incinerator north of Horsham. We were pleased with the decision by West Sussex County Council to reject the planning application, a decision that will be robustly defended at the current appeal. The proposed incinerator also raises broader questions beyond local planning and local residents and we are determined that it should be tested at every level.
