Yesterday I voted against the government’s Bill to introduce a Care Levy. Words are the currency of politics. If you debase them you devalue your coinage. I gave my word in the 2019 election to my voters that I would not support a rise in Income Tax,… read more
Readers of this blog might be interested to see my speech today on the Health and Social Care Levy Bill: Part A Part B read more
Sir John Redwood (Wokingham (Con): Does my hon. Friend agree that covid has completely changed likely travel patterns, and that the big commuting demand will be much reduced? So where is the argument for capacity, which HS2 was supposed to be about? M… read more
I have received answers to my questions on bus services. They reveal that only 2% of the bus fleet is electric on the latest government figures, despite all the active public sector talk of the electric revolution. They also reveal that bus usage rema… read more
I have received the following answer to my recent Parliamentary Question: The Home Office has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (41593): Question:To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further st… read more