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My Intervention on the Post Office Horizon Ministerial Statement
John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):
Will the Minister take UK Government Investments out of its role of controlling and supervising the Post Office? It has allowed these gross injustices to go on for too long, allowed the Post Office senior managers to rack up huge losses of £1,391 million to last March,...Read More »
My Interventions in the Northern Ireland address – 2
Mr Baker:
If my right hon. Friend will agree, I would like to have a meeting with him, because I am very clear that the scope of law that can apply in Northern Ireland is that which is necessary to ensure the smooth flow of goods.
I have said before at this...Read More »
My Interventions on the Norther Ireland address – VAT
John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):
When I last asked him in the House, the Secretary of State assured us that this House can now legislate for VAT in Northern Ireland, which was a very welcome assurance. Can the Minister explain how far the EU can go in legislating for Northern Ireland if...Read More »
My Speech at the Cambridge Union – This House does NOT believe in a United States of Europe
Please find below the link to download my Speech at the Cambridge Union:
...Read More »Wokingham Borough consults, ignores, then blames someone else.
The Lib Dem Council refuses to accept responsibility for the chronic waste of money and the bad scheme for California Crossroads. Conservatives opposed this scheme, seeing its unpopularity when listening to public opinion. This Council approved it and decided to spend £5.5 million on it.
Lib Dems complain that as MP...Read More »