Defra is keen that our new farming policy should be ultra green. If that means we value and look after our fields and farmland, and protect our forests and wild areas, I am all in favour. The good news is we can do that at the same time as expanding … read more
Highways England came to see me to explain their plans to widen the M4 out to Junction 12 under their so called Smart Motorway project. The aim is to provide a 33% increase in capacity by making a 3 lane a side highway into a 4 lane one. There need to… read more
I could scarce believe my ears when I heard there is talk of a limit being placed on how much water each one of us should be invited to use. Water is the staff of life. It is difficult to predict how much water you need for cleaning or cooking. I tho… read more
I recently held a meeting with the Aviation Minister to encourage the government to do more to reduce aircraft noise over the Wokingham constituency. I reminded the Minister that the changes NATs put through in 2014 concentrating more flights in a nar… read more
I’m all in favour of clean air. The Clean Air Acts which removed the smogs from London and our leading industrial cities were great acts of progress. They did not damage our economy, whilst improving the quality of life and saving our lungs. Today mor… read more