Crispin Blunt MP met with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) this week to continue to press for urgent changes to the Gatwick westerly departure flight path following ongoing delays to implement a solution.

Crispin Blunt MP has met with Anthony Ferrar, Managing Director of Sutton and East Surrey Water to discuss their plans to expand construct a soakaway lagoon at Woodmansterne Water Treatment Works, together with Borough Councillors, Cllr Richard Mantle and Cllr John Stephenson.

Crispin Blunt has welcomed the news from the Department of Education, announced by the Prime Minister today, that the proposed free school, Lime Tree High School has been given the go ahead and should be accepting pupils from September 2017.

Crispin Blunt has today welcomed the Rail Minister Claire Perry’s comprehensive follow up to the series of issues raised by him and other MPs on the Southern Rail franchise route in a recent adjournment debate.

The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, has confirmed that Ministers who have a constituency interest in the national decision to be taken on airport expansion will not be involved in the Government’s response to the Davies Commission’s report.

Crispin Blunt MP has responded to today’s announcement by the Ministry of Justice which proposes to close Redhill Magistrates’ Court and Family Court as well as Reigate County Court and Family Court and move court proceedings to Guildford and Staines, as part of the Ministry’s efficiency savings programme.

Following an extraordinary outburst on a BBC Surrey radio interview this morning to discuss the merits and demerits of amalgamating police forces, Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate, has called into question the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner’s credibility and ability to oversee policing in Surrey.

Crispin Blunt MP, chair of the Gatwick Coordination Group, responds to the latest statement from Stewart Wingate, Chief Executive of Gatwick Airport Ltd, who has questioned the deliverability of a new runway at Heathrow Airport on political grounds and used this as a reason for expansion at Gatwick Airport instead.

With the Airports Commission due to report, members of the Gatwick Coordination Group (GCG) have written to the Cabinet Secretary. They are seeking assurances that Ministers with a constituency interest in the decision on an additional UK runway will not be involved in the Government’s deliberations on the Commission’s recommendation.

· Gatwick data is “completely unreliable” say Gatwick MPs.· Response follows closure of Airports Commission Air Quality consultation.· Air Quality assessment confirms that Gatwick expansion the worst for NOx emissions.