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

WEST SUSSEX RURAL BROADBAND SURVEY

Have your say on rural broadband coverage across West Sussex. The Covid 19 pandemic has seen the demand for digital connectivity rise exponentially as we have lived, worked and schooled from home, this being a particular challenge to many people living and working across rural West S

Southern Water response on surface sewage

Below is a response from Ian McAulay, CEO of Southern Water, following Gillian writing to him regarding reports of sewage on the water's surface, Immediate Investigation Following the reports around Hayling Island at the start of October, we have instructed an independent environmental assessor,

Selsey Fisherman Roundtable

Gillian met with local Selsey fisherman to discuss some of the challenges facing the industry. Whilst there she also caught up with the guys on duty at RNLI Selsey Lifeboat Station.

EA update on River Ems licence review for Portsmouth Water’s abstraction

Following Gillian's enquiries to the Environment Agency regarding their review into Portsmouth Water’s abstraction licences - see the below response. It remains our intention to review Portsmouth Water’s abstraction licences in the Ems catchment in two phases, as Simon Moody stated at a Friends of

Southern Water launches taskforce to cut storm overflows by 80%

Southern Water is launching a task force this week to cut storm overflows by 80 per cent by 2030. This is part of the company’s zero tolerance approach to pollution and is part of wider programme of investment to deliver a step change in water quality in the area. Storm overflows are heavily regul

Can you answer the call of nature?

A major search begins today to find new spaces for nature in the South Downs National Park. With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) under way, the urgent need to save nature has never been clearer. And now, as part of its ambitious 10-year campaign to ReNature the South Downs, the National P

EA response to investigation request

Gillian has received a response to her enquiry from the Environment Agency's Interim Area Director, Nick Gray regarding the recently reported sewerage on the water's surface. 04.11.2021 Dear Gillian, My team have looked into the below and in the short term, it appears that this is likely to be a