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
Early Day Motions 12th March 2020 Early Day Motions (EDMs) are motions that formally call for debate in the House of Commons on a day which has not been fixed. This means that few, if any, are... Opinions
Government Statement on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) 5th March 2020 The NHS is well prepared to deal with incidents like the current Coronavrius outbreak. In addition, the Government has set out a clear path to ensure that the... Westminster News
Airspace Modernisation 3rd March 2020 Like road and rail infrastructure, the invisible infrastructure in our skies needs to be updated if we are to keep Britain moving. To learn more about the needs... Westminster News
Energy Efficiency in Building 26th February 2020 John joined in the Westminster Hall debate today on energy efficiency in building to achieve net zero. In his comments John pointed out that Building... Westminster News
Oxford-Cambridge Expressway Drop in 26th February 2020 John attended the drop-in organised by the No Expressway lobby group in Parliament today to hear more of the concerns being expressed. Today much of the focus... Westminster News
Justice Week 2020 26th February 2020 Justice Week 2020 aims to improve access to justice by boosting the profile of justice and the rule of law. John attended the Parliamentary drop-in to find out... Westminster News
Oxford-Cambridge Expressway 19th February 2020 The idea of an Oxford-Cambridge Expressway was first set out in the Department of Transport Road Investment Strategy in 2015 at the time of the coalition... Opinions
Mediation in Planning 19th February 2020 With planning again proving to be a contentious subject in this area I have reproduced here an article I wrote with barrister, John Pugh-Smith, on the use of... Articles
Flooding 17th February 2020 It was devastating to see the damage caused by floods towards the end of last year and recent floods bring more concern. Today having looked at the warning on... Local News
