Richard visits DS Smith Packaging in Blunham Friday, 1 May, 2026 Richard returned to DS Smith near Blunham last week to see the latest developments at the packaging plant. Richard Fuller MP said: Of the twenty DS Smith sites across the UK and Ireland, the Blunham facility is one of four high volume production sites handling over 220 million square metres of cardboard every year. That's enough to wrap almost 2 and a half times around the world. Another statistic... Local News
Richard welcomes additional support for Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire to tackle homelessness 23rd December 2020 Richard has welcomed the announcement that Councils will receive additional government support to prevent vulnerable people becoming homeless. £310 million will... Westminster News
School funding boost confirmed for every local authority in England 22nd December 2020 Richard has welcomed the news that every pupil in England will benefit from an increase in core funding of £2.2 billion for schools next year, in another step... Westminster News
Government consults on ending live animal exports for slaughter 22nd December 2020 The Environment Secretary, George Eustice, has unveiled plans to ban the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening, as part of a renewed push by... Westminster News
Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire receive extra government funding to support vulnerable children and families in this Winter 21st December 2020 Funding from Government has been provided to councils, allowing families struggling to afford food and essentials over the Christmas period to access support in... Local News
Richard welcomes funding boost to Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Councils' budgets next year 20th December 2020 Richard has welcomed the Government’s announcement that Bedford Borough will see its budget boosted by 4 per cent next year and Central Bedfordshire by 5 per... Local News
Coronavirus update: Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire move to Tier 4 today 20th December 2020 Following yesterday's announcement by the Prime Minister, the Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Council areas have moved to the new Tier 4. Commenting on... Local News
Bedfordshire Police is set to receive an additional £6.9m next year 17th December 2020 Bedfordshire Police Force is set to receive an additional £6.9m in its funding next year, thanks to the Conservative Government’s increase to police budgets... Local News
Richard responds to the announcement that Bedfordshire is moving to Tier 3 17th December 2020 On Thursday, the Health Secretary announced that Bedfordshire would be moving into Tier 3 from Tier 2. Commenting, Richard said: "The change to Tier 3 is... Local News
UK leads the way in setting out the global standard for safety online 15th December 2020 Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden and Home Secretary Priti Patel have announced the government’s final decisions on new laws to make the UK a safer place to be... Westminster News
