Supporting our rural and coastal communities

Gillian works to support rural communities and businesses. Gillian represents a large part of the South Downs National Park and coastline from Chichester Harbour AONB to the Pagham Nature reserve that includes the Port of Selsey.

Gillian works closely with Government bodies such as the Environment Agency, Natural England, The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) and DEFRA as well as local groups, agencies, businesses and individuals to protect and enhance our rural communities across the Chichester constituency.

Keep up to date with her work here.

News

Council joins partnership to deliver coastal protection work

Chichester District Council has joined forces with Coastal Partners to protect its nine miles of coastline by sharing coastal and environmental management expertise and resources. Coastal Partners are a team of engineers, surveyors, project managers, environment and finance experts who deliver a co

Government exceed target investment for flood defences

Homes and businesses in the Chichester Constituency are better protected from flooding and coastal erosion now that the Government has exceeded its target to boost flood protection by 2026– 27. Investment in flood defences has been spread across every region of England, with Chichester securing £3,

Barfoots welcomes local MP, Gillian Keegan

Gillian Keegan MP visited local grower, Barfoots, on Friday last week to discuss some of the challenges facing the agri-food sector. Gillian joined the Managing Director, Julian Marks, and John Hall from the West Sussex Growers Association to discuss key elements of the business including access to

Environment Minister writes to Gillian on water quality

Thank you for your email of 1 November about the water industry. I apologise for the delay in replying. Defra is currently dealing with high volumes of correspondence. I have made it clear to water companies that they must significantly reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows as a priority.

Water Quality Classifications Announced

Environment Agency - Bathing Water Classifications 2022 The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have today, 19 January 2022, published the classifications for bathing water quality at beaches and inland waters in England.

Sussex Police to receive funding uplift

Police forces across the country are set to receive a 7 per cent increase in funding in 2022-23, bringing the total amount to £16.9 billion.

Collections of thousands of free trees for the Chichester District begin

Local community groups and organisations were among those who came to pick up their free trees for planting this month as part of Chichester District Council’s free tree scheme. More than 60 of those who successfully applied to the scheme, which was funded by the Department for Environment, Food an