From Our MP Steve Brine No sooner had Covid moved off the front-pages, as we transition from pandemic to endemic, the world was plunged into another crisis with President Putin’s war against Ukraine. We simply do not know what changed world this event will lead us to but I suspect it will be far-reaching and shape Steve in a PUMA helicopter on the way our lives in one way or from London to RAF Odiham another for many years to come. Like all of you, Breast Screening Programme appointments, I feel a sense of helplessness too but as especially in groups currently less likely to an MP I can vote to impose the toughest take up the offer, and to extend eligibility to suite of sanctions in our history against people at an increased risk of breast cancer Russia and I have done so. More will come because of their family history. My hope and not just from the state as companies is to influence the debate, and the ongoing and individuals vote with their feet. Health & Care Bill, because we potentially I can also speak up about the humanitarian have a looming crisis in this area as a result crisis and Britain’s role in that; which I of Covid and the need to drive up early have done no matter how hard it was for detection. You can find out more about Ministers to hear. There is always more we my Bill at stevebrine.com/breastcancer can do, and there are many things we are Tackling addiction (both drug and doing which Government Ministers simply alcohol) is a real passion of mine and cannot shout about on the ten o’clock news, something I have returned to time but I am often reminded our Western again; both in Government and from alliance is a team effort with many countries the backbenches. I recently visited two doing their bit. You can stay updated on what organisations that help in this field; the AA, I say in the House on this, and the various who hold groups in Winchester every ways you can help including the exciting day of the week, and a really interesting Homes for Ukraine scheme which our area new organisation called Help Me Stop. is really leaning into, at stevebrine.com/news The AA invited the Mayor, The Dean Since my last column for The Dever, I have and myself to mark their 70th birthday presented to Parliament a Bill on a subject recently and we were reminded this is very close to my heart – breast cancer. an organisation that is truly a beacon Its purpose is to increase uptake of NHS of light and continues to do so much 24
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