Wokingham School Places Strategy Ignores Impact on State Schools of VAT on Private School Fees Tuesday, 24 September, 2024 by Cllr Seona Turtle, Wokingham Without Is Wokingham Borough Council’s Lib Dem Executive completely ignoring the possible impact that the introduction of VAT on independent school fees may have on the demand for state school places in the Borough? The executive are failing to recognise the likely impact that the introduction of VAT on independent schools, due to be introduced in January, will have... Local News
Robust, balanced budget for Wokingham Borough 9th February 2022 This past year has been tough for everyone, and the Covid-19 pandemic has affected us all, with the impact being felt far and wide locally. Conservative-led... Local News
Can the new Downing Street deliver? 7th February 2022 I look forward to seeing how the constitutional innovation of an MP becoming Head of the PM’s office instead of a career civil servant works out. It builds on... Westminster News
You can interfere too much 5th February 2022 Time was when Conservatives opposed price controls. They offer only temporary relief from higher prices. They put business off investing more in increasing... Westminster News
My questions to Ministers at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 4th February 2022 The government declined to answer some of these important questions about energy and industrial competitiveness. They failed to acknowledge how much cheaper US... Written Questions News
John Redwood MP visits the Code Ninjas 2nd February 2022 On Saturday John Redwood MP visited the Code Ninjas class for young people to learn how to write computer code whilst playing some computer games and meeting... Local News
Poverty and inequality have no place in our Borough 1st February 2022 At the recent meeting of the Wokingham Borough Council Cllr John Kaiser Executive member for finance and housing ( and Member for Barkham) had good news to... Local News
£50 Million Funding Announcement for Dentistry 31st January 2022 John Redwood MP has received the below letter from Maria Caulfield, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Primary Care and Patient Safety at the Department... Local News
The Bank of England plunges us into inflation 22nd January 2022 The Establishment tells us the Bank of England is independent. They remind us that the Bank is charged by law to control the creation of money and the rate of... Westminster News
Changes to tackle anti-social behaviour at car parks 21st January 2022 Lack of time at last night's Wokingham Borough Council meeting prevented Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, Executive Member for Highways and Transport from giving this... Local News
CPC23 Address from Steve Barclay 3rd October 2023 Find out what Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said at CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Gillian Keegan 2nd October 2023 Find out what Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Thérèse Coffey 2nd October 2023 Find out what Thérèse Coffey, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Mel Stride 2nd October 2023 Find out what Mel Stride, Work and Pensions Secretary, said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Kemi Badenoch 2nd October 2023 Find out what Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Jeremy Hunt 2nd October 2023 Find out what Chancellor Jeramy Hunt said to CPC23 in Manchester here. National News
