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
Council of Europe: budget and expenditure of the Council of Europe 30th June 2019 In this speech I challenged the Council of Europe to look at what it does and how it does it. This was in the continued absence of the money owed by the... Speeches
Council of Europe: The Istanbul Convention on violence against women 30th June 2019 This report tried to lift the silence around the shroud of silence surrounding violence to women. I gave a speech in this debate pointing out how the UK had... Speeches
Council of Europe: Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach 30th June 2019 In this speech I pointed out that a balance needed to be struck to take account of the situation where patients were at risk of harm to themselves or others. I... Speeches
Council of Europe: Question to President of Portugal 30th June 2019 I asked the President of Portugal what the positon was regarding amtisemtism in Portugal and more widely in Europe. This followed my visit with the Council to... Speeches
Council of Europe: Ending violence against children 30th June 2019 I gave a speech in this debate to empathise with the calls to protect children. I pointed to the importance of the Lanzarote Convention the first international... Speeches
Council of Europe: Syria 30th June 2019 In speaking in a debate on Syria I praised the actvities of Jordan in accepting so many Syrian refugees. Jordan is the 10th driest country in the world and is... Speeches
Council of Europe: : pushback 30th June 2019 Pushback is the growing practice of making life difficult for refugees to stop them entering or staying in a country. It is inhuman and degrading. The demands... Speeches
Council of Europe: French foreign minister 30th June 2019 I asked the French foreign minister a question relating to her speech in which she said that we should be true to our common values. I asked how the current... Speeches
Speech on Free Schools 20th June 2019 It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I wish to speak about Europa School UK in Culham in my constituency, but this is not an... Speeches
