I received a number of emails on the situation regarding Matt Hancock both in advance of his resignation and following it. I am not able to reply to each email individually but will endeavour to cover the main points raised in the comment here.
The third part of the yearly session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe took place between 21 and 24 June 2021. The agenda showed the Council’s involvement in what might be called the ‘softer’ areas of its work such as the impact of Covid-19 on children’s rights, the transpare
In his role as Leader of the UK Delegation to the Council of Europe, John has spoken today, on behalf of the Delegation, to condemn the actions of Belarus and its President Alexander Lukashenko in forcing a Ryanair jet to land at Minsk so that journalist Roman Protasevich could be arrested.
Great Wolf Resort has recently won an appeal to build a large water park at Chesterton. I feel this is inappropriate. The proposed development lies outside my constituency but it will significantly affect villages which I represent such as Weston on the Green and Kirtlington.
Last Thursday the session of Parliament which started after the General Election on December 2019 came to an end. The formal process for this is Prorogation.
On Monday 12th April 2021 MPs were recalled from recess to pay tribute to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh who died on on 9th April. A long list of MPs registered to speak to pay their tribute. Below is John's tribute.
A year after the first lockdown due to COVID-19, many people are looking back to reflect on what has happened during the last year and how they have dealt with the situation. As with all places of work, in an MPs office changes have had to be made.
