John's farewell message Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 As many people will know, I announced in April 2023 that I would stand down as your MP at the next General Election. My decision was taking on the basis of my age and that I did not want to be an MP into my 70s. As such today is my last day as an MP and the day brings to a close the 16-year period during which I have had the honour of being the MP for the Henley Constituency. It is impossible to... Articles
EEH Transport Strategy Consultation Launched 15th July 2020 England's Economic Heartland's (EEH) formal consultation on its Draft Transport Strategy has now been launched. It closes at midnight on 6th October. The... Local News
John expresses concern at conviction of human rights defenders in Turkey 9th July 2020 Following the recent convictions of the four Turkish human rights defenders - Taner Kılıç, İdil Eser, Günal Kuşun and Özlem Dalkıran - in the so-called Büyükada... European News
Trade and Agriculture Commission to be set up 1st July 2020 The Secretary of State for Internatianl Development has announced that a Trade and Agriculture Commission will be set up to advise the Government on trade... Westminster News
Post Office Horizon System 24th June 2020 The problems with the Post Office Horizon software is an issue that John has been aware of since becoming an MP when a constituent who had been involved in the... Westminster News
British Food Standards 12th June 2020 There has been some concern that British food standards might be reduced in future trade deals. I think this may come from a mis-understanding of the... Westminster News
Black Lives Matter 6th June 2020 Throughout my life I have tried to ensure that discrimination plays no part in society. Any sort of discrimination is unacceptable. The recent violence of the... Westminster News
Returning to Parliament 4th June 2020 This issue of MPs returning to Westminster has caused concern amongst some. As a general principle I think it is right that those MPs who are not vulnerable or... Westminster News
Comment on the Agriculture Bill 29th May 2020 A number of people claim that the Agriculture Bill sets out to reduce animal welfare and food standards. This is a misunderstanding of the Bill. It does neither... Opinions
Response regarding Dominic Cummings 28th May 2020 In the last few days I have received a number of emails about Dominic Cummings. I regret that I am no longer able to give a personalised reply to everyone which... Opinions
