
Thank you for visiting my web-site where you can find information about what I do as an MP both in Westminster and in the Henley constituency.

Thank you for visiting my web-site where you can find information about what I do as an MP both in Westminster and in the Henley constituency.
I have set out below the main Bills heralded in the Queen's Speech and a short note on what they are intended to achieve. I have done so under the headings of values and aims established in Built to Last, a document which rank-and-file Conservative Party members voted on and approved and which sets out the values of the Conservative Party. Our work to cut the deficit continues, with a...

There seems to be an unusually large number of round-robbin e mails at the moment. Their purpose is to frighten the vulnerable and to increase racial and community tension. Before the internet, we would have called these 'chain letters' and disposed of them. Now, the fact that they are delivered electronically seems to prey on the gullibility of those who receive them and send them on. Although...

It was a great pleasure to welcome my colleague, Defence Minister Peter Luff MP, to the constituency on 30 April and to RAF Benson. I was pleased he was able to take up my invitation and that of the Base Commander to visit us. Together Peter and I were able to get a good understanding of some of the operational issues relating to the Merlin and Puma helicopters. Most importantly, we are able to...

This article first appeared in the Thame Gazette on 27 April 2012 Next week marks the end of the first Session of this Parliament. There's a common theme running throughout the reforms the Government has introduced and that's aspiration and fairness. Take my planning reforms. We have a housing crisis in this country - building the fewest number of houses in peace time since the 1920s; an...
People across the Henley constituency will be up to £220 better off next year thanks to the largest ever increase in the personal allowance announced by George Osborne in the Budget. In his 2012 Budget the Chancellor announced that the income tax personal allowance will be increased from April 2013 by an additional £1,100 to £9,205. This means that income tax has been cut by up to £546...

I want to take this opportunity to set out the situation in relation to three issues which have recently made headlines. Hopefully, this will bring some commonsense to discussions about these issues. PETROL If Unite had not turned to negotiations over their threatened strike we would have been looking at a strike over Easter at a time deliberately chosen to maxmise the inconvenience to the...
Last week's budget was the most pro-enterprise, pro-growth budget in a generation. In the South East it also lifts 104,000 more people out of tax. 3.3 million people in our region benefit. Yet instead of celebrating this, the media has lingered on one measure: the so-called Granny Tax to describe the changes to Age Related Allowances. The evolution of this term in the media is a most misleading...
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To read about some of the local campaigns with which I am involved please see my local campaigns section.
There is not a day which goes past without my being conscious of the enormous privilege it is to be an MP. In the Westminster section of my site you can find out more about my work there including speeches, select committess, Parliamentary inquiries, and other roles.
The Henley constituency runs from near the edge of Bicester in the north to the edge of Reading in the south skirting Oxford to the east. It covers some 260 square miles and has around 74,000 voters . It includes a large part of the area covered by South Oxfordshire District Council and some of the area covered by Cherwell District Council. It is a largely rural constituency with only two major towns - Henley on Thames and Thame. The River Thames defines a large part of the boundary of the constituency.
One of the joys of this constituency is the range of different events and activities with which I am able to be involved. You can access these by going to the map page and then clicking on your own town or village. Many of these events demonstrate the enormous public spirited nature of the people of this area and the generosity in time and money they show to the charity and voluntary sectors. I am pleased to have been able to support many of these activities.

This Government has delivered major Conservative achievements in line with our vision of the world. Let this link take you to a page of my web-site to see how these achievements are positively shaping the world in which we live, in line with what party members thought were important priorities.









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