Richard celebrates World Book Day Thursday, 5 March, 2026 World Book Day 2026 took place on Thursday 5th March and Richard attended the charity's parliamentary event to support their mission to encourage all children to discover the fun of reading. New figures released by the Charity show that only 1 in 3 children enjoy reading and that reading for pleasure is at its lowest level since 2005. Children have told the charity that it feels like something... Local News
Richard questions the Secretary of State for Business in select committee inquiry on the future of UK steel 25th May 2021 On Tuesday, the Business Select Committee began its inquiry into “Liberty Steel and the future of the UK Steel Industry”. Liberty Steel is part of the Gupta... Westminster News
The CBI gets it at last – sort of 24th May 2021 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has been wrong on so many of the big geo-political decisions for the United Kingdom that it was with some unease... Opinions
Richard asks the Justice Minister about driving down reoffending 21st May 2021 This week, Richard asked the Justice Minister for his backing of Festus Akinbusoye's plans to champion addiction recovery programmes for low-risk offenders in... Westminster News
Richard asks a Named Day Question about the distribution of EWR postcards during the 2019 consultation 20th May 2021 This week, Richard has asked a Named Day Question of the Department for Transport about the distribution of EWR postcards during the 2019 consultation. Richard... Local News
Over £2million funding announced to tackle rough sleeping in Bedfordshire 19th May 2021 Richard has welcomed an extra £1,646,310 for Bedford Borough and £512,801 for Central Bedfordshire to tackle rough sleeping in Bedfordshire. The funding will... Local News
Richard calls on the Department for Health and Social Care to bring forward plans to double research funding into dementia 18th May 2021 Last year, Richard was pleased to sign the Alzheimer's Research UK pledge to double research funding into dementia - Richard Fuller - North East Bedfordshire |... Westminster News
Richard writes to the Minister about Luton Airport Expansion 17th May 2021 Following Richard's participation in the Westminster Hall debate on Luton Airport Expansion earlier this year, Richard and Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, have... Westminster News
Step 3 Lockdown Roadmap 17th May 2021 Today we move forward to Step 3 of the Prime Minister's roadmap out of lockdown. People can meet outdoors in groups of us to 30 people and indoor gatherings are... Westminster News
New Covid-19 variant in Bedford Borough 14th May 2021 Bedford Borough is one of 20 areas across the country that has seen an outbreak of the so-called Indian Variant with an incidence rate greater than 10. On... Local News
