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
IPSA write on MPs expenses 2nd June 2022 IPSA is the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, the independent body that regulates and administers the business costs and decides the pay and... Westminster News
Government to ratify Istanbul Convention on violence against women and girls 22nd May 2022 The UK Government has set 31 July 2022 as the date by which it expects to ratify the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe Convention on Combating Violence... Westminster News
John's Report on the April session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 30th April 2022 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has four Plenary Session each year. Below is John's Delegation Leader report for the April session. Leader's... Westminster News
John considers issues on virtual council meetings 21st April 2022 The Covid pandemic has raised some interesting questions on our lifestyles and it is good to review things as restrictions are lifted. We have learned to do... Opinions
John comments on UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership 20th April 2022 The Home Secretary’s statement on dealing with global migration has caused some disquiet. It is my belief that much of this is due to misunderstanding and a... Opinions
Local Councils allocated money from UK Shared Prosperity Fund 15th April 2022 John has welcomed the news of substantial allocations of funds to our local councils from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. South Oxfordshire District Council has... Local News
John welcomes funding boost for Thames Valley Police 5th April 2022 John has welcomed a £2,815,307 funding boost to Thames Valley Police as part of the Government’s £130 million investment to tackle some of the most devastating... Westminster News
Government support to help with the increased cost of living 4th April 2022 As the UK economy continues its recovery from the pandemic, the Government is working to help ease the global inflationary pressures caused by the world economy... Westminster News
Additional Government funding for Oxfordshire buses 4th April 2022 John has welcomed the news that Oxfordshire is to received £12.7 million of new funding to deliver vital improvements to local bus networks. This is part of the... Westminster News
