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

National bathing water enhancement scheme rolled out in Selsey

Residents and visitors in Selsey will soon be visited by a shoal of printed yellow fish, as Chichester District Council introduces a national scheme to help improve bathing water in the area. The Yellow Fish project is a national campaign created by the Environment Agency, which involves stenciling

Gillian Keegan visits Cocking Hill Farm in Midhurst

Gillian Keegan MP visits Cocking Hill Farm with Tesco Future Farmers. Cocking Hill Farm is owned by Laura and Andy. Laura was part of the Tesco Future Farmers Foundation between 2017-2018, the foundation helps to kick-start the careers of new farmers.

DEFRA Questions

Gillian Keegan MP: T2. I recently spent a day with Sussex police and the Environment Agency checking permits on vans and lorries carrying toxic waste.

Funding approved for next stage of council’s Against Litter project

Funding for the next stage of a successful project to reduce litter and fly tipping across Chichester District has been approved by leading councillors. Chichester District Council’s Cabinet met on Tuesday 4 December to approve investment of just over £30,000 in the council’s revised Litter and Fly

Against Litter campaign wins Gold

A campaign launched by Chichester District Council to reduce litter in the district has won Gold. The ‘Against Litter’ campaign was recognised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations as the best community relations campaign of the year at the South of England and Channel Islands Pride awards

Gillian gives a day to Policing

Gillian Keegan MP spent the day with Sussex Police where she toured the constituency to see how the police are tackling rural crime.

Seasonal workers required urgently as robotics debate continues

Chichester MP Gillian Keegan has indicated the 2,500 worker SAWs scheme could be a trial for a wider plan, while NFU horticulture chairman Ali Capper has said with robotics still several years away, more seasonal workers are needed urgently now and post-Brexit. Both were speaking at the West Sussex