Islwyn MP challenges the Chancellor on costly high street business rates. Islwyn MP Chris Evans has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond to express his concerns about unfair business rates. Mr. Evans raised his concerns in a letter to the Chancellor following the spring statement which failed to provide struggling high street […]

Islwyn MP, Chris Evans has said it is time for the world to learn of Islwyn’s famous Welsh cakes. Mr Evans made the comments after popping along to Brace’s Bakery to sample their new line in Welsh cake. The new fillings which includes salted carmel and lemon curd will be sold throughout the country. So […]

Chris Evans MP has expressed concern about the impact of spending cuts on police forces’ ability to respond to reports of domestic violence. Mr Evans speaking during the 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Campaign said, ‘Cases of Domestic violence are often complex and therefore take longer to investigate. I am extremely worried […]

This week Chris Evans MP attended an event hosted by Dogs Trust at the House of Commons where the charity called on the government to take urgent action to end the cruel practice of puppy smuggling. The MP for Islwyn was amongst 64 MPs and Peers who attended the event, where there was the opportunity […]

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 […]