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
Welcome for air space consultation 22nd November 2018 I have welcomed the announcement that Heathrow will be holding a consultation starting in January 2019 on airspace use. The Airspace and Future Operations... Local News
Speech on Nursing Education 21st November 2018 It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. It is also a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West (Eleanor Smith)... Speeches
Health Minister visits Townlands 18th November 2018 I invited then Health Minister, Steve Barclay MP, to visit Townlands Memorial Hospital in Henley last Thursday. Townlands is an exmplar of how the NHS can... Local News
Oxford-MK-Cambridge Expressway 14th November 2018 I and Ed Vaizey MP (Wantage and Didcot) met with the Minister of State for Transport Jesse Norman MP and representatives of Highways England to discuss the... Local News
Welcome for new £7.4 million funding to tackle potholes in Oxfordshire 13th November 2018 I have welcomed £7,401,000 to improve the condition of roads in Oxfordshire. The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced at the Budget that a £420 million fund... Local News
School funding 31st October 2018 I have written before on School Funding but I make no apology for coming back to the subject now. It is an important one. Different aspects of funding for... Articles
How "overwhelming" was our Referendum vote? 29th October 2018 The vote to leave the EU was a national vote as is the way of all referenda. Votes are cast in the usual counting areas and then pooled for an overall result... Articles
Intervention in debate on school funding 25th October 2018 Surely one of the problems is that different campaign groups, and indeed the Department for Education, use headline figures that vary from organisation to... Speeches
Petition on Europa School 25th October 2018 This petition relates to the Europa School, which is a free school located in my constituency. It is a petition that has 2,469 signatures. The petition of... Speeches
