Richard has welcomed the announcement of a new £7 million flexi-job apprenticeship scheme, where sectors including the creative, agriculture and construction industries can bid for funding so that their apprentice can work across a range of projects and with different employers.
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Richard has welcomed the news that the government is investing an extra £17m to support farmers to reduce water and air pollution from their land.
The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme has been one of the main ways to help farmers tackle pollution from manure, fertiliser and soi
Richard has welcomed the news that disabled people are set to benefit from plans to upgrade job support and opportunities, housing and transport as part of a new National Disability Strategy
The strategy sets out 100 immediate commitments supported by £1.6bn of funding alongside an ambitiou
Richard has welcomed the announcement of a £338 million package to boost cycling and walking across the country, making active travel safer and easier for everyone.
On Thursday, Richard hosted Simon Blanchflower CBE, the CEO of East West Rail (EWR) and a number of senior members of the EWR team, on a walk along the proposed alignments of Route E through his constituency of North East Bedfordshire.
Richard has welcomed the announcement that Etonbury Academy, Henlow Church of England Academy, Sandy Secondary School, St Thomas More Catholic School and Stratton Upper School are among the 2,820 secondary schools across England that will be hosting a summer school over the
Richard has welcomed the announcement that 85 police officers have been recruited in Bedfordshire since September 2019, bringing the total number of officers up to 1,362.
The UK government has launched a new £150 million Community Ownership Fund to help ensure that communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can support and continue benefiting from the local facilities, community assets and amenities most important to them.
This fund will help s
The government has announced new consumer protections to stamp out exploitation of online customers in a new consultation on Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy.
The government will change the law so prepayment schemes like Christmas savings clubs have to safeguard customers’ money, prot
