Good news on Government funding for local roads resurfacing Monday, 19 February, 2024 Towards the end of last year the Government announced that it was providing £8.3 billion of extra roads resurfacing funding for local highway authorities in England between 2023/24 to 2033/34. This money comes from savings delivered following the Prime Minister’s decision to cancel Phase 2 of HS2. The money will be given to the local highways authority to allocate across its area. In the Henley... Westminster News
John welcomes additional funding for Thames Valley Police 9th February 2021 The Home Office has announcement additional funding for policing in which Thames Valley police receives an extra £1,160 million. This will go towards Violence... Westminster News
John comments on the latest unemployment figures for the constituency 3rd February 2021 The latest figures available on people claiming unemployment related benefits show that the number in the Henley Constituency is about half of the national rate... Local News
John elected Vice-President of the Council of Europe 29th January 2021 This week John was this week elected a Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The role involves him in acting as the equivalent... European News
John writes on Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January 2021 John joined forces with fellow Trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust , Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, to speak out on the urgent need to learn the lessons from... Opinions
John welcomes Kassam Stadium NHS Vaccine Centre 25th January 2021 As from today Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is operating one of 32 new NHS Vaccine Centres that will start delivering Covid vaccinations. This is part of... Local News
John welcomes East-West Rail Funding 24th January 2021 John has welcomed the Government’s new £760 million funding pledge to help deliver the next phase of East West Rail, benefiting people across the constituency... Westminster News
John answers FAQs on COVID Vaccinations 19th January 2021 The COVID vaccination programme is one of the most optimistic things that has emerged in recent times. Inevitably there are many questions around it, and I have... Opinions
John appointed leader of UK Delegation to Council of Europe 13th January 2021 John has been invited by the Prime Minister to become the Leader of the British delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The British... Westminster News
John's New Year Reflection 31st December 2020 I look forward to 2021 with great optimism. At the end of December we had an approved vaccine against Covid-19 already rolling out and a second approved by the... Opinions