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
Questions about health spending 14th September 2021 I am asking the Health Secretary to share more of the detail of how extra money could be used to reduce waiting lists. I am also asking why some senior NHS... Westminster News
Managing the NHS 14th September 2021 Many MPs raised issues with Ministers about how they will ensure that the extra money voted by Parliament in principle this week to bring down waiting lists... Westminster News
John Redwood MP visited the Wokingham Town Council Heritage Day 13th September 2021 John Redwood MP visited the Wokingham Town Council Heritage Day on Saturday 11 September. He toured the stalls, thanking people for giving the Day a boost and... Local News
What proportion of the public service bus fleet is electric? 13th September 2021 What proportion of the public service bus fleet is electric? I have received the following answer to my recent Parliamentary Question: The Department for... Written Questions News
What is being done to encourage the growing of crops for fuel? 13th September 2021 I have received the following answer to my recent Parliamentary Question: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has provided the following... Written Questions News
What is the Government doing to arrest people who take money from people seeking to cross the Channel illegally in unsuitable boats? 13th September 2021 I have received the following answer to my recent Parliamentary Question: The Home Office has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary... Written Questions News
Bus travel 13th September 2021 I have received answers to my questions on bus services. They reveal that only 2% of the bus fleet is electric on the latest government figures, despite all the... Westminster News
Growth slows badly 11th September 2021 The Treasury needs to concentrate on the recovery. Its wish to raise taxes and cut spending is damaging confidence and helping slow down what was a strong... Westminster News
What does healthcare and social care cost? 10th September 2021 The danger of associating one tax with one item of spending is people might believe that item of tax paid for that item of spending. This will not be true with... Westminster News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
