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Grandma Remember Me
I have welcomed the Cornish Az2B Theatre Company to Parliament where they performed the play 'Grandma Remember Me'. The play tells the story of the relationship between a young girl and her grandmother who develops Alzheimer's disease, and how she learns about the effects and how to cope with seeing a loved one affected by dementia. The play was written to help young children understand the...
05 DEC 2013
Small Business Saturday exchange at Business Questions
John Howell: I will support small business Saturday by literally putting small businesses in my constituency on the map on my website. What will the Secretary of State do to improve access to finance and mentoring to ensure that Oxfordshire businesses continue to thrive? Vince Cable: I think we all agree that small business Saturday is a positive, cross-party initiative, and hon. Members on...
04 DEC 2013
Winners Lloyds Community Fund
I have congratulated three winners of the Lloyds Community Fund. These are: Henley Youth Centre £3000; Nomad Youth & Community Project £300 both based in Henley, and, Path Hill Outdoors Ltd £300 based in Goring Heath. Earlier this year those at Lloyds Banking Group nominated over 4,600 local good causes and worked together to create the shortlist of over 1,500 organisations in nearly 400...
04 DEC 2013
Lobbying Bill
At the meeting on Saturday in Henley with constituents there were a number of points made about the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill. In essence these were: the effect of the Bill on lobbying; the effects of the Bill on charities; the level of civil servants involved; the number of Government amendments made; the registration limits and the...
27 NOV 2013
Townlands meeting
I met James Wakeham and Riana Relihan on 20 November to discuss Townlands. James is the regional director for NHS Property Services. Riana retains her role as project manager. There were two issues for discussion. In the first place, there was the issue of communication with local stakeholders. James said that this was an area that they were now focusing on and which would improve. Interim...
26 NOV 2013
Rural Crime
Rural Crime is an issue that is often raised with me especially by farmers who can see their livelihood destroyed by it. It is also a concern to many parish councils. The term 'rural crime' tends to refer to crime relating to farm land and the countryside rather than domestic crime in rural communities. The most common rural crime is theft of farm machinery which can be a very expensive loss to...
26 NOV 2013
MP supports first Small Business Saturday in the UK
Small and Micro businesses are a key part of the economy of South Oxfordshire and important to our communities. Small Business Saturday on 7th December is a grassroots campaign which is supported across the political spectrum. I am taking the opportunity to help promote local business. In support of Small Business Saturday I have offered to put the first 200 that contact me 'on the map' on my...
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 270 square miles and has around 74,000 voters. It includes some of the area covered by Cherwell District Council and some of the area covered by South Oxfordshire 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.
The Boundary Commission proposals make few changes to the constituency removing no wards and adding three - two from the Banbury constituency and one from the Oxford West and Abingdon 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.
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In line with our vision of the country and the world we are delivering major Conservative achievements. That vision and our values and aims were set out in a booklet entitled Built to Last which was approved by rank and file Conservative members.
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