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
Speech in debate on EU Withdrawal Agreement 11th January 2019 It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for East Lothian (Martin Whitfield), who is my honourable friend from the Council of Europe. This is only the... Speeches
Speech on Baillifs 9th January 2019 It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans, and to follow the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East (Emma Reynolds), who introduced... Speeches
Speech on journalists 9th January 2019 I will try to keep it as short as possible, Mr Bailey. I will start by re-emphasising the point I made in the intervention; I know that I am a bit of a Council... Speeches
Speech on apprenticeships and skills 8th January 2019 It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David, and it is an even greater pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith... Speeches
Speech on Heritage Zones 20th December 2018 It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton)... Speeches
John Howell MP welcomes Oxfordshire inclusion in new approach to mental health care 20th December 2018 Children and young people's mental health services are to be transformed as Oxfordshire becomes one of 25 trailblazer areas across the country that put the NHS... Local News
Brexit update 20th December 2018 While we wait to see how the vote or votes on the relationship with Europe will be tabled in January, I wanted to comment on a number of points made in emails... Articles
John Howell MP welcomes £1.3 billion increase in councils' funding 16th December 2018 I have welcomed the news that councils will receive a real terms increase in funding for vital local services. The provisional local government finance... Articles
John Howell MP welcomes £970 million boost to police funding 16th December 2018 I have welcomed yesterday's announcement that funding for the police system will increase by up to £970 million next year, the biggest increase since 2010... Local News
