Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Spaces 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
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
Why not provide some more hospital beds for all purposes? 19th December 2021 The Department of Health and Social Care has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (90313): Question: To ask the Secretary of... Written Questions News
Experts often get it wrong 18th December 2021 The idea of democratic politics is to elect Ministers who can draw on the best possible expert advice, but then apply commonsense and judgement to it to fashion... Westminster News
Christmas Story: The True Brexit Elf 17th December 2021 A Christmas Story from John Redwood MP Do you believe in Brexit? Fourth upon a time the Brexit elf went in search of the true Brexit. He had been over the moon... Westminster News
Funding Agreement for Whiteknights Primary School 17th December 2021 I am pleased to inform you that the Secretary of State for Education has agreed to enter into a Funding Agreement to allow Whiteknights Primary School, in... Westminster News
My intervention in the Armed Forces Bill supporting the Government’s effort to improve home ownership for armed forces service personnel 16th December 2021 Sir John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I will be supporting the Government, as they have made welcome progress on creating better conditions and support for our... Westminster News
Now what? 15th December 2021 Winning a difficult vote will come as an unsurprising relief to the government. They had to rely on the Opposition and on this occasion it worked. It does not... Westminster News
Postmasters with Overturned Criminal Convictions 14th December 2021 I have received the enclosed letter regarding the settlement funds for Postmasters: Approval of Funds for Full & Final Settlement for Postmasters with... Westminster News
Conservative principles 14th December 2021 The government needs to reconsider its policies as we move away from emergency measures to handle the pandemic. We need a growth policy based on cutting tax... Westminster News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News
Amanda Milling: We’ve outdone Labour in getting females to the top 1st December 2020 Hundreds of women have put themselves forward to be potential Conservative candidates in the past two weeks. National News
Our 2020 Spending Review Delivers on the Priorities of the British People 25th November 2020 We are providing £280 billion to get our country through coronavirus. Rishi Sunak’s 2020 Spending Review sets out how. National News
