Recently in Parliament, during an urgent question on road fuel pricing, Richard thanked the government for accepting the recommendations in a Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) report but said he thought we were putting too much faith in price transparency to solve the market problem.
Richard has welcomed the news that childcare providers in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire local authorities will receive a 6.7 per cent increase to their hourly childcare payments for children aged three to four and a 32.5 per cent increase to the hourly rate for two-year-olds.
Earlier this month, Richard attended the Bedfordshire Games at Bedford International Athletics Stadium. The event is an inclusive track and field meet for individuals with learning disabilities from across Bedfordshire.
This week during DEFRA questions, Richard was keen to ensure that the Government is keeping up the momentum of the work already done on animal welfare measures.
Record numbers of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan published by the NHS – helping to deliver one of the Government’s key priorities to cut waiting lists.
Backed by £2.4 billion of funding over the next
The next round of applications for The King's Awards for business are now open and will run until September 12th this year.
The King’s Awards are the most prestigious UK business awards, designed to recognise outstanding achievements in the fields of Innovation, International Trade, Sustainabl
On Thursday, Richard raised the administration of the Help to Buy scheme during Business Questions to the Leader of the House. Recent changes in the administration have been communicated very poorly and have caused a great deal of anxiety and distress to a number of Richard's constituents.
Last week, Richard welcomed constituent, Olly Barrett from Stevington, at a Parliamentary reception for Apprentices of the Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space (ADS) industry.
More than 70 apprentices were in attendance to represent the 9,000 which span all 4 of ADS’ sectors.
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