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
Comment on MPs Pay Rise 2nd March 2022 Yesterday the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority announced their decision to increase MPs salaries in line with the average increase in pay for... Westminster News
John comments on the situation in Ukraine 28th February 2022 I utterly and unequivocally condemn Russia both for the recognition of the rebel republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and more particularly for its invasion of... Westminster News
John calls for Russia's suspension from the Council of Europe 22nd February 2022 As Leader of the UK Delegation to the Council of Europe, John has today called for Russia to be suspended from the Council of Europe following the invasion by... Reports
John visits Thame Youth Cafe 16th February 2022 John took the opportunity of a parliamentary recess to visit Thame Youth Café which meets on a Wednesday afternoon. The café is one of Thame Youth Projects... Local News
John's Parish Newsletter - February 2022 14th February 2022 For many years I have written a monthly newsletter which is published in parish magazine and newsletter editors across the constituency. It has recently been... Local News
John congratulates award winning constituency dental practice 30th December 2021 John has sent congratulations to Imogen Dental, based in Benson, on learning that they had won the 'Best Dental Practice (South East England) 2021' award at the... Local News
John comments on latest unemployment figures 14th December 2021 The monthly unemployment figures just published show another fall in unemployment in the constituency. The figures show an overall drop of 40 across the... Local News
John comments on latest COVID measures 13th December 2021 I have been contacted about a range of concerns around COVID related issues and the latest measures introduced by the Government. I have have spent some time... Westminster News
John comments on the Health and Social Care Bill 29th November 2021 There has long been crossparty agreement that we need better integration of health care and social care. Indeed this is a key part of the NHS Long Term Plan... Opinions
