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Richard writes to the Minister about Luton Airport Expansion

Following Richard's participation in the Westminster Hall debate on Luton Airport Expansion earlier this year, Richard and Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, have written to the Minister responsible for aviation asking for further consideration of a number of matters raised during t

Step 3 Lockdown Roadmap

Today we move forward to Step 3 of the Prime Minister's roadmap out of lockdown. People can meet outdoors in groups of us to 30 people and indoor gatherings are allowed of up to 6 people or 2 households. Indoor entertainment and attractions such as cinemas, theatres, concert halls, bowling alley

New Covid-19 variant in Bedford Borough

Bedford Borough is one of 20 areas across the country that has seen an outbreak of the so-called Indian Variant with an incidence rate greater than 10. On Friday, Richard Fuller, MP for North East Bedfordshire, which includes the local authority area of Bedford Borough, said: This morning I spoke

Richard speaks in the debate on the Queen's Speech

This week, Richard spoke in the House of Commons in the second day of debate on the Queen's Speech which outlined the Prime Minister's bold ambition to build back better from the pandemic and to press forward with his Global Britain ambitions. Richard Fuller, Member of Parliament for North Eas

UK leading the way on animal welfare through flagship new Action Plan

The Government has published an action plan for animal welfare - a first of its kind - that will revolutionise the treatment of animals in the UK and introduce measures to protect the welfare of animals abroad. Now that we have left the EU, the UK has new freedoms to further strengthen an

£17 million for schools and colleges for expert mental health support

As part of Mental Health Awareness week, the Government has announced more than £17 million to build on mental health support already available in education settings as it continues to prioritise wellbeing alongside academic recovery.  Up to 7,800 schools and colleges in England will

A Queen's Speech to fulfil the promises made to the British people

This week, Her Majesty laid out the Queen’s Speech, which presents the Government’s priorities going forward. Included in the Queen’s Speech were thirty new laws covering: Health and Social Care The new Health and Care Bill will place a greater emphasis on integrated care and prevention and l

May 17th - Lockdown Easing

The government has announced that we will go ahead with Step 3 in easing restrictions on 17 May. This means that from next Monday, the majority of the indoor and remaining outdoor economy can reopen following the Rule of Six or two households, and gathering limits will increase indoors and outdoors