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Energy Prices

This issue has been the cause of much debate and controversy over the past few weeks. Winter is coming and the price of heating homes is a vital issue.

With the announcement on 8 October that are increasing their prices by 8.2 per cent, I a…

Parliamentary Business

Parliament returns

This month Parliament returned 2 days early from the summer recess to debate and vote on potential military action in Syria. The House than sat (ie was in session) for 2 weeks before rising again. The Houses of Commons and Lords both return on Tuesday 8…

On 4th November, I chaired a meeting organised by the on Nigeria and . I welcolmed HE Babatunde Raji Fashola, State Governor of Lagos, to Parliament to discuss how to sustain the progress that has been made in the state since 2007.

This meeting explored how UK businesses can get…

Greater Anglia has produced a strategy on the use of cycling as a feeder to the rail network.

The strategy sets out investment plans and ideas for cultural changes in the behaviour of cyclists.

The main focus of the report is on providing better cycle parking facilities in stations. This…

is a new food and craft café hosted by older ladies. They currently have a building but it needs some work to turn it into a proper café.

The aim of is to give retired ladies a chance to get out of the house and chat to customers whilst producin…