Roadmap Step 4 delayed to 19 July Tuesday, 15 June, 2021 I share my constituents’ disappointment that the decision has been made to delay lifting the final restrictions until 19 July. The Prime Minister has always been clear that we would need to satisfy four tests to move on to the next stage of the roadmap, including considering new variants of concern. We know that the Delta variant is spreading rapidly, with cases growing by 64 per cent per week... Articles
Tourism Recovery Plan 14th June 2021 Last week, the Government announced a Tourism Recovery Plan to help our valued tourism industry build back better from the pandemic. We are really lucky to have... Articles
Banbury's Prabhu Natarajan: Points of Light Award 11th June 2021 I was delighted to present Prabhu Natarajan with the Prime Minister’s 1637th Points of Light award today, which recognises outstanding individual volunteers who... Local News
Response to East West Rail consultation 9th June 2021 Over the past few weeks East-West Rail Company held their second non-statutory consultation on their plans for the Oxford-Cambridge line, including the London... Local News
Proposed Constituency Boundary changes 8th June 2021 It has been clear for some time now that the Banbury constituency would need to be looked at carefully during the next round of boundary reform given the level... Local News
Finmere Landfill: May 2021 update 2nd June 2021 The Environment Agency have sent me the following update about the ongoing situation at the Finmere Landfill Facility: I can confirm that capping of Cell 10 has... Local News
EU Settlement Scheme: Deadline June 30 2021 1st June 2021 The deadline for EU Settlement Scheme applications is fast approaching at the end of this month. If you are eligible and you don't apply to the scheme, your... Articles
English Tourism Week 2021 28th May 2021 To mark English Tourism Week, I visited some of our wonderful local attractions in North Oxfordshire of which I was thrilled to see reopen. This morning, I... Local News
Closure of Oxford Road Sports Ground 28th May 2021 The Oxford Road site has been a much-loved and well-used sports ground in Bicester for 100 years. My own children grew up using it and it has been the home of... Local News
Kickstart Scheme 26th May 2021 I encourage all businesses in my constituency to consider taking part in the Government's Kickstart scheme. Under Kickstart if an employer takes on a young... Articles
