Travel Rules Update 25th January 2022 Following the success of the booster programme, the government has reduced the number of travel restrictions. From 4am on 11 February, all testing measures for... Articles
Visit to Blenheim Estate to launch new national drive to apply for England Woodland Creation Offer 24th January 2022 I was delighted to visit Blenheim Estate today to launch a new national drive to encourage more farmers and landowners across England to grow and manage more... Articles
University of Warwick 20th January 2022 It was great to visit the University of Warwick today, which is making significant strides to ensure agri-robotics can be a reality for farmers and growers in... Articles
Help to Grow 20th January 2022 The government has launched it's Help to Grow scheme, which will help to future-proof and supercharge the growth of thousands of SMEs. The first part of the... Articles
COVID-19: Winter Business Support 21st December 2021 December is the busiest and most profitable time of year for many hospitality businesses. In light of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, I know many... Articles
COVID-19: Local Booster Vaccination Update 16th December 2021 Yesterday evening, I joined a joint meeting with Oxfordshire Conservative MPs and our public health officials to discuss local vaccine and testing provision. It... Articles
COVID-19: Plan B 14th December 2021 In light of the increased threat of the Omicron variant, the government has decided to enact the ‘Plan B’ measures set out in the summer, designed to prevent... Articles
COVID-19: Omicron Variant 29th November 2021 As many will now be aware, the first cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in the UK. To help slow down and contain the spread of this new variant... Articles
Proposed SRFI Public Consultation Delayed 25th November 2021 I received an update from Oxalis Planning today. From this, I understand that the first public consultation for the proposed Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight... Articles