Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Fields Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local News
John Redwood - The Budget 17th March 2023 We need a better paid jobs, more investment, good news, growth type of budget . This one promotes more employment with useful measures to encourage more people... Local News
My Intervention in the Building Safety debate 17th March 2023 John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): Given the shortage of capacity, what steps are the Government taking to encourage more businesses and people to come forward to... Westminster News
Meeting with local teachers over pay 17th March 2023 Yesterday (Thursday 16 March) John Redwood MP met a group of local teachers to discuss their pay. John writes: "We agreed that talks need to resume between the... Local News
My Intervention in the Spring Budget Debate 2023 16th March 2023 I strongly welcome all the measures in the Budget to try to help more people into work. The Government are absolutely right that we want to move away from the... Westminster News
The government’s proposals in the budget 15th March 2023 Today we deliver our Budget for Growth by focusing on the Chancellor’s four pillars of Enterprise, Employment, Education and Everywhere: Extending 30 hours of... Westminster News
The Small boats Bill 14th March 2023 There was a strong divide in the Commons yesterday, with much better attendance than usual for the debate on the small boats bill. Labour, the SNP and Lib Dems... Westminster News
Interview with Dan Wootton On GB News – pre-Spring Budget announcements 14th March 2023 John Redwood MP spoke to GB News on Tuesday evening( 14/03/2023) about the Chancellor's upcoming Spring Budget announcements - particularly on support for... Westminster News
The balance between spending and taxing 12th March 2023 There are stories in the press suggesting the Chancellor will have some scope to boost spending or cut taxes in the budget. There are also suggestions that... Westminster News
Parliamentary sovereignty 9th March 2023 Beneath the rows and disappointments over the small boats and the Northern Ireland Protocol lies one very simple point. Can UK voters tell their Parliament they... Westminster News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
