Chris Evans MP

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR CAERPHILLY

Chris Evans MP

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR CAERPHILLY

Latest News

Please find below an archive of news and updates about my work as Member of Parliament for Caerphilly.

Remembering our war dead on VJ Day 80

The Member of Parliament for Caerphilly and Commonwealth War Graves Commissioner, Chris Evans, has spoken of the importance of remembering our war dead on the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day. Victory over Japan happened 80 years ago on 15th August 1945. On this day, the...

Islwyn Archive

Please find below an archive of news and updates from my work as Member of Parliament for Islwyn (2010 – 2024).

Caerphilly MP objects to Maesycwmmer McDonalds Plan

Caerphilly MP objects to Maesycwmmer McDonalds Plan

The Member of Parliament for Caerphilly, Chris Evans, has today submitted an objection letter opposing plans to build a new McDonalds drive-thru restaurant in Maesycwmmer. The planned development, which is off Main Road (A472) Maesycwmmer, would see a new McDonalds...

Local MP wins prestigious book award

Local MP wins prestigious book award

A book authored by the Member of Parliament for Caerphilly, Chris Evans, has won an award at the tenth Westminster Book Awards. The book, The Football Batallions: The Elite Footballers Who Fought in the Great War, won in the category of Best Non-Fiction or Fiction by...

Caerphilly MP secures Owain’s Law Debate in Parliament

Caerphilly MP secures Owain’s Law Debate in Parliament

Chris Evans, the Member of Parliament for Caerphilly, has secured a Westminster Hall Debate in Parliament on the Owain’s Law campaign. The debate, which will be held in Parliament’s Westminster Hall at 9:30am on 7th January 2026, is on the motion ‘That this House has...

Caerphilly MP joins Owain’s Law campaign

Caerphilly MP joins Owain’s Law campaign

Chris Evans, the Member of Parliament for Caerphilly, has joined the campaign for Owain’s Law after a meeting with Ellie James, Owain’s widow, in Parliament. Ellie James is campaigning for Owain’s Law which would require NHS hospitals freeze suitable brain tumour...

Local MP shortlisted for Westminster Book Awards

Local MP shortlisted for Westminster Book Awards

A book authored by the Member of Parliament for Caerphilly, Chris Evans MP, has been shortlisted for an award at the tenth Westminster Book Awards. The book, The Football Batallions: The Elite Footballers Who Fought in the Great War, has been shortlisted in the Best...