Dissolution Update Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 At midnight tonight, Parliament will be dissolved. From that point, there will no longer be any MPs until after the General Election which will take place on 4 July. While Parliament may not be sitting, my office can deal with urgent casework enquiries only via the usual channels. As many will know, the upcoming General Election will be fought on new constituency boundaries which will see Bicester... Local News
Finmere Landfill: December 2021 Update 29th December 2021 I write to provide an update on Finmere landfill. As you are aware we issued an Enforcement Notice on the operator of the site in October 2021. The Notice... Local News
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
Meeting with East West Rail CEO 17th December 2021 Last week, I had a call with the East West Rail Company CEO, Simon Blanchflower, as well as Strategy Director Will Gallagher and Engagement Manager Jordi... Local News
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
Christmas Card Competition 2021 14th December 2021 One of the highlights of the year is my Christmas Card competition which is open to primary school aged children in North Oxfordshire. I always get excited... Local News
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
Small Business Saturday 2021 4th December 2021 On Small Business Saturday, I want to thank all our small businesses for their tireless work over the past year. We have so many fantastic independent... Local News
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