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My colleague Michael Gove, who speaks for the Opposition on education, caused a bit of a stir the other day when he called for the return of traditional elements...
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High Speed (6)
I have just come off the phone after a ten minute conversation with the Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis. He accepted straight away that the...
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The Department of Transport has now published most of the key documents on its website here. There is also information on the Exceptional Hardship...
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Straight from the transport statement in the Chamber to a meeting (in my Shadow Foreign Minister role) with the President of Bosnia. Let no-one...
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Just left the Chamber after statement. Said would be devastating news for many constituents and asked what were the environmental benefits...
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Lord Adonis on his feet in the Lords. Government is plumping for A413 corridor: Amersham, Missenden, Wendover, west of Aylesbury. Promise of...
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There’s now a bit more news on timings. Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, is scheduled to make a statement in the Lords at 11.30 am....
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Today we’re due to get the Government’s announcement about plans for a new high-speed rail route from London to Birmingham. I’m...
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Welcome action on fuel bills
Last year both John Bercow and I went to the offices of the Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust to collect a petition signed by more than 1300 VAHT tenants from all...
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Today I’ve had a few calls and emails from constituents in places that are going to be part of the Buckingham seat at the next election(see previous post on...
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The Parliamentary Boundary Commission is one of the least known parts of our political system, yet its decisions directly affect how we are represented in Parliament....
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Saturday afternoon and to Great Missenden to take part in the Living Hope Environmental Conference run by St Peter and St Paul Parish Church and Great Missenden...
Read this entry »Young Enterprise in Aylesbury Vale
I rate Young Enterprise. Its motto is Learning by Doing and what it does each year is to organise a business competition for school students. Each group forms...
Read this entry »Buckinghamshire: the first half-million years!
That’s almost the title of a new exhibition at the County Museum that I opened on Saturday. Human: half a million years of life in Buckinghamshire displays...
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