Richard speaks to his amendments on the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill to give greater local control, support for owners of listed buildings and to implement Infrastructure First 2nd January 2023 At the end of last year, Parliament debated the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill during which Richard spoke to the amendments he put down on that Bill. His... Westminster News
Richard outlines his amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Bill 21st December 2022 Earlier this month, Richard spoke during the debate on the Financial Services and Markets Bill and outlined the goals of the amendments that he had put down... Westminster News
Pensions Dashboards move a step closer to introduction - Richard's views. 16th December 2022 The Government has committed to introduce a Pensions Dashboards scheme but the complexity of introducing such a comprehensive and new way of improving access to... Westminster News
Motor Neurone Disease funding: an update on Richard's calls for increased research funding 14th December 2022 In April 2021, Richard, along with several other Members of Parliament, wrote to the then Health Minister about the need for greater funding into Motor Neurone... Westminster News
Tackling illegal migration: Richard welcomes the Prime Minister's announcement and asks about Home Office accountability 13th December 2022 In the House of Commons today, the Prime Minister unveiled a range of measures designed to strengthen immigration laws and combat illegal migration whilst... Westminster News
Richard attends launch of CPRE survey of over 1000 UK farmers 13th December 2022 Last week in Parliament, CPRE The Countryside Charity held a reception at Westminster to promote hedgerows as a shared stewardship issue for the nation. The... Westminster News
Government announces plans for British employees to be able to request flexible working on day one of employment 13th December 2022 The government has announced plans for employees to be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment to make flexible working the default... Westminster News
Government consults on plans to amend NHS pension rules to retain more experienced NHS clinicians and remove barriers to staff returning from retirement 9th December 2022 The government has launched a consultation on changes to the NHS Pension Scheme, to retain experienced NHS clinicians and remove the barriers to staff returning... Westminster News
Richard meets the Minister for Pensions to discuss the campaign to boost Pension Credit take up. 7th December 2022 Richard met the Minister for Pensions, Laura Trott MP today to promote Pension Credit and encourage its take-up. Pension Credit provides a vital income ‘top up’... Westminster News
