Labour Budget Strains Wokingham Charities Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 by Cllr George Evans The recent Labour budget has introduced significant financial pressures for Wokingham’s charity sector, which plays a crucial role in supporting our community’s most vulnerable residents. Local charities, which already operate on lean budgets, are now grappling with the increased costs from national insurance contributions and the minimum wage hike. These changes place an... Local News
John Redwood's Speech at the Opposition Day Motion on Britain’s Industrial Future 17th November 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): I congratulate the Minister on a lively and informative speech. It was great to have a positive vision for the... Westminster News
Letter to Wokingham Borough Council 17th November 2022 Dear Councillor Jones I am very willing to represent the Council to government where it has a good case, and think we would serve Wokingham better if the... Local News
What can you expect for £1,087,000,000,000 a year? 16th November 2022 Since 2018 public expenditure has surged. This year we see government spending nearly £1.1 trillion, up by more than a quarter compared to the 2028-19 level. We... Westminster News
Remembrance Day 2022 14th November 2022 On Remembrance Sunday John Redwood MP joined the British legion at Arborfield in the morning. We marched to the War memorial, where John laid a wreath and... Local News
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he taking to avoid concentrating new housing investment in areas already facing shortages of services and infrastructure from rapid development. 14th November 2022 This answer fails to deal with the question’s main point. If you are serious about levelling up you do need to use the planning system to funnel more of the new... Written Questions News
We do not forget 13th November 2022 Remembrance brings together so many families in a common grief. The two great wars of the last century touched most families with wounds and death. Eventually... Westminster News
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which new oil and gas fields will be issued with production licences in 2022. 11th November 2022 This is a disgraceful non answer. I asked about production licences so they respond about exploration licences. The quango they refer to reports to them and is... Written Questions News
Preparing an Autumn Statement 11th November 2022 Time was when a Chancellor prepared an Autumn Statement or budget in secret. He would of course listen to many representations and show interest in the many... Westminster News
John Redwood MP questions the Government new housing top down targets 10th November 2022 John Redwood MP shares his question and the answer he received on housing numbers. John says: "This implies there will be more local influence over local plans... Written Questions News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News
We’re injecting £1.8 billion more into our hospitals 5th August 2019 As part the Conservatives’ healthcare policy commitment to strengthening our NHS, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a £1.8 billion cash injection to... National News
