Network Rail confirms Bedford to Luton rail services will resume on Monday 29 June Friday, 26 June, 2026 On Friday evening, Richard received confirmation from Network Rail that they have now completed recovery and repair works following the train collision, with the vast majority of passenger services on the Midland Main Line set to resume on Monday 29th June. Services will not run this weekend (Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June) between Bedford and London St Pancras due to planned engineering works... Local News
Lung screening programme to be rolled out nationally to detect 9,000 more cancers a year at an early stage 29th June 2023 The Department of Health and Social Care announced a lung screening programme targeting people aged 55 to 74 who are at high risk of lung cancer to be rolled... Westminster News
Richard's next Farmer's Forum is on 7 July - North East Bedfordshire farmers, growers or related businesses welcome 28th June 2023 Richard will be holding his next Farmers' Forum on Friday, July 7th at 4pm at the NFU Mutual offices, The Corn Barn, Spring Lane, Stagsden, Bedford, MK43 8SE... Local News
Richard meets with the MND Association 27th June 2023 Last week Richard met with the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) at a parliamentary drop-in for Global MND Awareness Day. Motor neurone disease is a... Westminster News
Richard adds his support to the Complete the Circuit crusade for mapping defibrillators 26th June 2023 Every year in the UK, there are more than 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) and less than one in ten people survive. Defibrillators can make the... Local News
Places available on last two tours of Parliament with Richard before summer recess 23rd June 2023 Richard regularly conducts tours of Parliament for constituents. These tours start in Westminster Hall and incorporate both the House of Lords and the House of... Local News
Richard asks Treasury about long-term fixed rates in the UK mortgage market 23rd June 2023 During Treasury Questions this week, Richard asked the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Andrew Griffith, whether the Treasury would look again at introducing... Speeches in ParliamentWestminster News
£150 Disability Cost of Living Payment paid to six million disabled people from Tuesday 20 June 22nd June 2023 More than six million disabled people across the UK are set to receive a £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment from Tuesday 20 June. The one-off payments... Westminster News
Richard chairs meeting with London Stock Exchange's Head of AIM 21st June 2023 This week, Richard chaired a meeting in Parliament with Marcus Stottard, the Head of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) at the London Stock Exchange... Westminster News
Do you know someone who is missing out on Pension Credit? 20th June 2023 Pension Credit is a lifeline for our most vulnerable pensioners, worth an average of £3,500/year. 1,431 households in North East Bedfordshire are in receipt of... Local News
