Earlier this week, Richard Fuller MP asked Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether a Minister from his department would meet with him and members of Potton and Sandy Town Councils to discuss investment in their plans for an Active Travel Network.
This week in Parliament, following an Urgent Question on the Government’s plan to bring forward an Economic Crime Bill, Richard Fuller MP asked the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) about the effectiveness of, and the force w
Thanks to the success of the UK’s vaccine and booster rollout, the government has announced that all testing measures for eligible fully vaccinated travellers arriving in the UK will be removed from 4am on 11 February.
Eligible fully vaccinated travellers will only need to fill out t
The Government has launched Help to Grow: Digital, a UK-wide government scheme to give small and medium sized businesses access to cutting edge technology to supercharge their business growth and help drive our recovery from coronavirus.
Help to Grow: Digital, which can be accessed here, offe
In last week's BEIS (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) Select Committee, Richard questioned Minister Greg Hands about the importance of urban environments and local residents when considering the siting of national energy infrastructure.
Earlier this week, a Westminster Hall Debate was held on Levelling Up in the East of England. Levelling up is designed to address the longstanding problem of the UK’s regional economic disparities.
Richard's contribution can be watched here.
New statistics show the number of designated bathing waters meeting strict quality standards is the highest since 2015. 99% of bathing waters in England have passed water quality standards following testing at over 400 designated sites carried out by the Environment Agency (EA).
Bathing waters
The government has announced that England will fully return to Plan A on Thursday 27 January thanks to the success of the booster programme, with ministers urging anyone who has still not had a top-up jab to come forward.
Commenting on the announcement, Richard Fuller MP said:
The Prime Minister
This week in Parliament, Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries announced the TV licence fee will remain at £159 until 2024 and then rise in line with inflation for the following four years as the government moves to support families in the face of rising living costs..
The full announcement can be
