David Amess

This week’s economic indicators have confirmed that which we had already known - the British economy is in a terrible state and there is no recovery. Over the last three months there has been 0.1% growth - this is disastrous when judged against almost any other country one can think of. We have been the last to come out of recession and it is clear that we might possibly return to recession when the next quarter’s figures are announced. The blame for this situation lies entirely at the doorstep of the previous Prime

David Amess, Member of Parliament for Southend West, today raised the issue of the controversial Home Information Packs (HIPs) in the House of Commons. Speaking in the Department for Communities and Local Government question session, he put to the Minister that HIPs have actually damaged the housing market. 

Today Southend West MP David Amess spoke in the House of Commons on behalf of householders who have used force in cases of burglary.