Richard questions value for taxpayers in East West Rail plans Friday, 2 January, 2026 In early December Richard attended a Westminster Hall Debate in Parliament on the "Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor". A significant part of the debate centred on East West Rail, and Richard highlighted the project’s substantial losses and questioned whether it represents good value for taxpayers. Richard Fuller MP said: East West Rail loses significant sums of taxpayers’ money. The route East... Westminster News
Richard criticises bailout of up to £35 million for Luton Council and calls for greater share of future revenues from Council's stake in Luton Airport to provide extra funding for Bedfordshire Police. 11th February 2021 Following yesterday's announcement of taxpayer-funded additional support for Luton Council, Richard has spoken out about the announcement, saying that the... Local News
Richard raises Bedfordshire Police funding in the Commons 10th February 2021 In Parliament today, Richard raised the issue of unfair funding of Bedfordshire Police, which has gone on since 2004 when the concept of “damping” was... Local News
£86m funding boost for Bedfordshire since start of the pandemic 10th February 2021 Richard has welcomed new analysis showing that local authorities across Bedfordshire have so far received an extra £86m to support vital local services during... Local News
Temporary accommodation no longer needed at Yarl's Wood 9th February 2021 Richard has welcomed today's announcement from the Home Office that plans to use the site adjacent to the existing Immigration Removal Centre at Yarl's Wood for... Local News
£880K funding boost to tackle serious violence in Bedfordshire 9th February 2021 A special unit designed to help tackle serious violence and prevent young people in Bedfordshire being drawn into it will receive £880,000. The funding will be... Local News
National Apprenticeship Week 2021 8th February 2021 Monday marked the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2021 with the government announcing brand new sector specific traineeship pilots in construction and... Westminster News
Government extends rapid workplace testing to businesses with more than 50 employees 7th February 2021 Richard has welcomed government plans to expand the workplace rapid testing programme to businesses with more than 50 employees. The government is working... Westminster News
£40 million funding to help UK’s most polluting industries cut their carbon emissions 7th February 2021 Richard has welcomed the government announcement that some of the UK’s most polluting industries will benefit from £40 million funding to help them cut their... Westminster News
New Job Finding Support service launched 4th February 2021 More than 160,000 jobseekers across Great Britain will benefit from new employment support, helping them build their interview skills, find local vacancies and... Westminster News
