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
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
