The Chancellor blinked but risks to your pension savings from this Government remain Thursday, 30 April, 2026 This week the Government watered down powers to force investment decisions on pension schemes in the Pensions Scheme Bill. Ministers agreed to seek an independent assessment before using the power and said schemes would be able to opt out if they did not believe it was in savers’ best interests. Richard gave a cautious welcome to the amendments proposed by the Government which “watered down” the... Westminster News
Football Foundation has invested £1m in North East Bedfordshire for grassroots facilities since 2000 20th December 2022 Richard has welcomed the investment to improve grassroots football facilities throughout North East Bedfordshire made possible by the Premier League, The FA and... Local News
Richard hosts Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner's Schools Debating Competition Final in Parliament 19th December 2022 Earlier this month, Richard hosted Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye's Bedfordshire Schools Debating Competition Final in the Grand Committee... Local 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
Biggleswade Jobcentre launches new networking events for the self employed 12th December 2022 Earlier this month, Richard addressed a Biggleswade Jobcentre networking event for local entrepreneurs. The events give self-employed individuals access to... Local 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
