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
My speeches in the Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare Cap debate, 10 January 2022 12th January 2022 John Redwood – (Wokingham) (Con) – Could my right hon. Friend comment on what difference, if any, he thinks it makes that a significant proportion of that debt... Speeches in Parliament
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 11th January 2022 Hospital bed capacity in winter 2021-22 for all health pressures on hospitals Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he... Westminster News
My speeches in the Remaining Stages of the Nuclear Financing Bill, 10 January 2022 11th January 2022 John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con) I welcome proposals that will create more generating capacity in the United Kingdom. As the Minister knows, I am extremely... Speeches in Parliament
The Chancellor’s popularity 9th January 2022 In the early days of the pandemic the Chancellor saw the need for a massive fiscal and monetary boost to offset the worst features of the draconian lockdown... Westminster News
Brexit at the Environment Department 6th January 2022 The good news at the Environment Department is they did grasp the big opportunity that leaving the EU offers when it comes to ending our involvement with the... Westminster News
Christmas message from John Redwood MP 24th December 2021 I am writing to wish you a happy Christmas and to look forward to a better new year. I have been keen to support those in government determined to avoid any ban... Westminster News
The long shadow of Project Fear 22nd December 2021 I am all in favour of experts. I read a lot of expert opinion. Daily I learn something new from reading someone’s research findings about issues of public... Westminster News
What a recovery package would look like 21st December 2021 We soon will need to put the worst of the pandemic measures behind us and concentrate on the promotion of prosperity for the many. Controlling the disease... Westminster News
NHS Ministers/planners do not trust the scientific forecasts of more Omicron cases to plan capacity 20th December 2021 Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of hospital beds that will be needed for... Written Questions News
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