Richard contributes to the Financial Services Bill debate 17th November 2020 Last week, Richard spoke in the Second Reading of the Financial Services Bill in the House of Commons. In his speech, Richard welcomed the opportunity for the... Westminster News
Covid vaccine progress welcome 10th November 2020 Yesterday, the Prime Minister updated the public on the results from the Pfizer/BioNTec Vaccine trials. The Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine has been tested on over 40... Westminster News
Richard welcomes the Chancellor's announcement of the UK’s first ever Sovereign Green Bond and secures meeting with the Chancellor to develop the plans. 10th November 2020 Richard has welcomed the Chancellor's announcement of the UK’s first ever Sovereign Green Bond. During a statement to the House of Commons yesterday, the... Westminster News
Farmers given stronger voice in trade policy 6th November 2020 The Government has announced that it is extending the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC), and placing it on a full statutory footing in the Trade Bill... Westminster News
Financial support for jobs and businesses 5th November 2020 With new national lockdown restrictions in place, the Chancellor has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March for all parts of the United Kingdom... Westminster News
Supporting Cycle Routes and Walkways 22nd October 2020 Councils experiencing the largest growth in new housing in the country, such as Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough in Richard's constituency, are also... Westminster News
Richard welcomes latest support package from Chancellor and urges him to do everything possible to get people back to work 22nd October 2020 Richard has welcomed the Chancellor's latest package of support to protect jobs in Tier 1 and Tier 2 areas but urged the Chancellor to work with the Health... Westminster News
Parliament Week 1-7 November 2020 19th October 2020 Richard is inviting local community groups, schools and organisations in North East Bedfordshire to get involved in UK Parliament Week from 1-7 November and... Westminster News
Veterans Railcard announced 14th October 2020 Military veterans of every generation will soon benefit from cut-price rail travel. Aimed at supporting veterans post-service, the newly unveiled railcard will... Westminster News