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
Energy Price Guarantee and Energy Bill Relief Scheme come into force 1st October 30th September 2022 From 1st October, the Energy Price Guarantee and Energy Bill Relief Scheme will come into force, helping protect families and businesses from the rising cost of... Westminster News
Town Hall meetings in Wyboston and Sharnbrook - come and put your questions to Richard 29th September 2022 Next Thursday, October 6th, Richard will be holding town hall meetings at Wyboston Village Hall from 5.45pm until 7.15pm and at Sharnbrook Village Hall from 8pm... Local News
National Photography Competition "Picturing High Streets" Launched 29th September 2022 Historic England and Photoworks have launched an exciting new ‘Picturing High Streets’ national photo competition. Over the next 12 months, people are... Local News
£1.5 billion to improve energy efficiency and slash bills 29th September 2022 The government has announced funding to insulate low-income households, slashing energy bills for working families. Around 130,000 low-income households across... Westminster News
Funding Confirmed for electric vehicle chargepoints for residents in Central Bedfordshire 28th September 2022 Central Bedfordshire Council has successfully secured £360,000 in funding from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) under the On-street Residential... Local News
Over 65s can now book autumn COVID booster 25th September 2022 People aged 65 and over are now able to book their autumn COVID booster through the national booking system. The NHS Covid vaccine service is also now offering... Local News
Chancellor announces new Growth Plan helping people keep more of their hard-earned money 23rd September 2022 On Friday, the Government delivered The Growth Plan – setting out support for families with their energy bills and unleashing a new era of growth through tax... Westminster News
National Insurance increase reversed 22nd September 2022 On Thursday in the House of Commons, Richard introduced the Bill to reverse the 1.25 percentage point rise in National Insurance from 6 November. Delivering on... Westminster News
Government outlines plans to help cut energy bills for businesses 21st September 2022 This week, the government announced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for all non-domestic customers (including... Westminster News
