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Interesting development today in our campaign for better local bus services.I led a 30 minute debate in Parliament this afternoon highlighting the way that First treat their customers, notably with the short-notice cut to the X27. I quoted from the reply that one local resident had received to [...]

Theresa May has taken action following the announcement of job losses at Nortel Networks, one of the major employers in the Maidenhead area. Nortel employs 1,200 staff in Maidenhead but the parent firm has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. Theresa is concerned at the manner in which staff have [...]

The daily publication of excerpts from MPs expenses makes pretty depressing reading for anyone involved in politics. No mainstream party is going to escape from the general cynicism that these stories are generating, and I don't doubt for a minute that, come the European elections, the main winners [...]

THE skills we learn at primary school remain with us for the rest of our lives. They are the foundation for all our future learning. [...]

Details on all Members allowances since 2004 [...]

The House of Commons rules require that no news stories are added to this website during the 28-day ‘closed period’ before the European and County Council Elections on 4th June. Please note that Theresa’s office is open as usual and you can continue to contact Theresa through this website. [...]

Very interested in the on-going libel case of the BCA suing Simon Singh for libel. Jack of Kent has been covering the case excellently. I am an MP who campaigns for science, evidence-based policy and free speech,  so this case is pulling all my levers. I met Simon earlier this [...]

Just done a quick TV interview for GM-TV tomorrow morning about the billions of pounds that go unclaimed each year in tax credits. We've unearthed new Treasury figures (which were not suprisingly released with no fanfare) which show that up to 1.5 million families with children are entitled to [...]

I've been slow in making a comment about the expenses issue. That's for a number of reasons - partly because I've been responding to a lot of correspondence about the statement I made on my position (and for the record, having had the chance to look more closely at the [...]

One of the most inspiring people I've been fortunate to work with during my time as an MP has been Sheila Laing, Headteacher of Forthview Primary School. After more than 20 years there, she is finally moving, to take up a new post in East Lothian.As well as her wonderful [...]

Expenses are a major crisis [...]

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Fascinating meeting this afternoon with representatives of BT Openreach. We were talking about why broadband speeds in one village in my constituency vary so much from house to house and at different times of day, and what we can do about it.In general, once a line has been tested [...]