Over a million people in the UK have an eating disorder. However, figures from the charity Beat show that it takes 85 weeks from the moment that someone realises they have an eating disorder, until treatment starts. There are now calls growing across the country to change this. A petition started by campaigner Hope Virgo […]

Chris Evans says that special protections should be in place for shop workers who face abuse for enforcing the law. The Islwyn MP is supporting an amendment to the Offensive Weapons Bill which would create a new offence of obstructing or threatening shop workers while they are doing their jobs, punishment would include fines of […]

 In a Westminster Hall debate on eating disorders MP Chris Evans revealed that he suffered from all the causes of body dysmorphia. He explained the trigger of the dysmorphia was that his parents were going through a divorce and he found his exams stressful. While Mr Evans dysmorphia went away after an injury to his […]

Chris Evans MP for Islwyn has today backed a new report that could save the NHS £5 billion a year through its recommendations of wide-ranging reform of the way brain injury is treated in hospitals, schools, sports grounds in Islwyn. With a hospital admission for a brain injury occurring every 90 seconds on average across […]

Chris Evans the MP for Islwyn, says World Mental Health Day gives people a chance to check in with the children and young people in their lives about their mental health. World mental health day (10th October) this year focuses on the mental health challenges facing young people. This Month it was found that 16-24 […]

As thoughts turn to cold winter nights and the higher heating bills that go with them Islwyn MP, Chris Evans wants people to know help is available. Every year people across the country struggle with the cost of heating their homes. The MP for Islwyn, is encouraging his constituents to find out whether they could […]

Chris Evans, the MP for Islwyn has welcomed Labour plans to take the water industry back into public ownership. Saying it will lower bills and improve customer confidence. The average cost of a household’s yearly water supply differs dramatically depending on suppliers. According to the National Audit Office on average a year’s water supply from […]