Richard has welcomed the announcement that 102 police officers have been recruited in Bedfordshire since September 2019, bringing the total number of officers up to 1379.
The latest figures are part of the Conservative Government’s drive to get 20,000 more police officers on the street by 2023, and
Richard has welcomed the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review this week and on Thursday contributed to the second day of the Budget debate.
Commenting, Richard Fuller, MP for North East Bedfordshire, said:
My overall view is that the Chancellor has delivered a fair and thoughtful budget
The Government has announced that the Environment Bill will be further strengthened with an amendment that will see a duty enshrined in law to ensure water companies secure a progressive reduction in the adverse impacts of discharges from storm overflows.
The Environment Bill was stuck in “ping pon
This week the Business Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, set out a new funding model to attract a wider range of private investment into new nuclear power projects, cutting the cost of financing them and reducing the cost to consumers.
The Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill will use a model kno
Last month, Richard raised questions on behalf of Dunton residents attending the public consultation event in Dunton Memorial Hall regarding plans for the Biggleswade substation.
Richard has now received responses which are shared below.
Residents were concerned to know the reasons why the siting
On Friday, Richard took part in the Second Reading debate on a Private Member's Bill introduced by Barry Gardiner MP which aimed to reform employment law on so-called "fire and rehire" practices.
Richard Fuller, MP for North East Bedfordshire and Business Select Committee Member, said:
Ther
This week, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021 was released. The CCPI analyses and compares climate protection across 57 countries (plus EU as a whole) with the highest emissions. Together these countries account for 90 percent of global emissions.
Last week, Minister for Vaccines and Public Health, Maggie Throup MP, announced 'Fit Miles', a new facet of the government's health incentive scheme to tackle obesity.
This scheme will be piloted for 6 months next year with users wearing wrist-worn devices to generate personalised health recommenda
The Chancellor today launched the world’s first green savings bond allowing all of us to save while helping investment in our transition to Net Zero.
Based on a proposal first raised by Richard Fuller, MP for North East Bedfordshire, in November 2020, and confirmed by the Chancellor in the Bu
