Buckinghamshire Council’s Local Plan will shape future development in Wycombe for years to come. The Plan is currently at an early stage of the consultation. I have written to Ian Thompson, Corporate Director of Planning, Growth and Sustainability at Buckinghamshire Council, setting out my position on a range of issues. […]
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Weekly round-up #Working4Wycombe
What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Asked the FCDO Minister for the Middle East in the House of Commons what the Government will do to encourage Israel to guarantee freedom of worship for Muslims at the Al-Aqsa Mosque Asked the Leader of the House of Commons for […]
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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Urged ministers to prioritise the funding of Bucks Fire & Rescue Service in the Local Government Funding Debate. You can read my speech in Hansard here Wrote to the Transport Minister to follow up on questions from last week’s Adjournment Debate […]
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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Secured the future of driving tests in High Wycombe. You can watch the Adjournment Debate I led in full here: https://www.facebook.com/SteveBakerWycombe/videos/757902101486418 Welcomed £12m of investment in our high street. You can read about what this substantial funding will do for High […]
Read MoreDebate on the Towns Fund
It is great news High Wycombe has received £11.89 million from the Future High Streets Fund to help reshape and renew our town centre. This substantial funding should help Wycombe’s long-term growth, by helping our Council transform our high street into a vibrant hub for generations, creating and supporting jobs. […]
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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Had a call with UK Weddings Taskforce to support the recovery of wedding businesses Put my name to a cross-party public letter to go to the Minister in support for the UK Weddings Industry Spoke in an Urgent Question on the […]
Read MoreConsideration of Lords amendments – Trade Bill
Today the House of Commons is discussing the genocide amendment to the Trade Bill. There are some appalling atrocities happening around the world – for example, against the Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang, the human rights abuses in Kashmir, and there are continuing concerns in Sri Lanka. But the UN has found itself […]
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What I have been up to this week #Working4Wycombe: Spoke in the Government’s response to forced labour in Xinjiang. You can find a summary of this on a Twitter thread and on another blog post: https://twitter.com/stevebakerhw/status/1349062699569864704 and https://www.stevebaker.info/2021/01/the-governments-response-to-forced-labour-in-xinjiang/ Called on Dominic Raab and his colleagues at FCDO to take the […]
Read More£702,736 in Government funding for cultural organisations in Wycombe
As part of the £1 billion Cultural Recovery Fund (CRF), six cultural sites in Wycombe have received funding through the CRF, totalling £702,736. This money will ensure our arts and heritage sites survive throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The CRF has to date protected at least 75,000 jobs across the arts […]
Read MoreUK-Canada Trade Agreement
Following my timely question to the Trade Secretary on Thursday, I am delighted that the United Kingdom has secured a trade agreement with Canada, one of our oldest and closest friends. This was agreed on a video call on 21 November between Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin […]
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