As Leader of the UK Delegation to the Council of Europe, John has today called for Russia to be suspended from the Council of Europe following the invasion by Russia of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Eastern Ukraine.
John took the opportunity of a parliamentary recess to visit Thame Youth Café which meets on a Wednesday afternoon. The café is one of Thame Youth Projects organised by volunteers to support young people in the town.
For many years I have written a monthly newsletter which is published in parish magazine and newsletter editors across the constituency. It has recently been suggested that I also share this on my webpage.
John has sent congratulations to Imogen Dental, based in Benson, on learning that they had won the 'Best Dental Practice (South East England) 2021' award at the annual Dentistry Awards event. These awards formally recognise excellence in dentistry.
The monthly unemployment figures just published show another fall in unemployment in the constituency. The figures show an overall drop of 40 across the constituency to stand at 1,345. This is half the UK claimant rate.
There has long been crossparty agreement that we need better integration of health care and social care. Indeed this is a key part of the NHS Long Term Plan first published in January 2019. It was NHS England and NHS Improvement who asked the Government to make legislative changes.
With more young people continuing their education or starting skills training the Government has set aside £83 million to provide extra teaching space for school and colleges to suport this.
The debate on the Environment Bill continues as it makes its way through the House with further amendments proposed to refine the detail of the BIll. This week John supported the Government’s amendment which will make a significant improvement to previous amendments.
