The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has four Plenary Session each year. Below is John's Delegation Leader report for the October 2023 session.
A new seminar on Education as a Human Right will take place in the UK Parliament at the House of Lords on15th November. It will be a morning session, held online and at Parliament.
John welcomes the news that the Government has given Oxfordshire County Council a further £963,741 to improve local bus services.
This funding means people across the County have benefitted from a total of £14,632,403 funding from the Government to support bus services since 2022.
The news that the Turkish Supreme Court has confirmed the aggravated life sentence for Osman Kavala has appalled John and his fellow Turkish co-rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the monitoring of Türkiye, Stefan Schennach (Austria).
Following a number of complaints about the Royal Mail service it the Constituency John has met with senior staff to get an understanding of the problems and commitment to improvement.
I know that many constituents share my concern on issues around climate change. As such I understand some of the concerns expressed over the decision to agree new oil and gas licences.
The situation with food trucks being refused permission to trade at Oak Taverns pubs across the constituency was drawn to my attention by several constituents.
For Europe, Human Rights starts with the European Convention on Human Rights. It has never been more important. They are not obscure, academic rights. They are our rights, and we all rely on them.
