My position on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Friday, 29 November, 2024 Although legislators rarely have easy decisions to make, I have found this week’s vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (often called the Assisted Dying Bill) one of the hardest to cast in nearly 20 years of being a Member of Parliament. I think that Kim Leadbeater MP (the promoter of the Bill) and those who have worked with her have made a sensible decision to limit the Bill’s... Articles
Coronavirus Restrictions 26th March 2021 Yesterday, I set out my views in the House of Commons on the Government’s roadmap to the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. https://www.facebook.com... Articles
Online Anonymity Debate Speech 25th March 2021 Yesterday, I spoke during the Backbench Debate on Online Anonymity and Anonymous Abuse. https://www.facebook.com/JeremyWrightMP/videos/2811370532512414 Articles
National Day of Reflection 23rd March 2021 Today I joined others at St Nicholas Church in Kenilworth – on the first anniversary of the first UK lockdown – to share in a minute of silence at 12 noon as... Articles
Reflections on the Budget 19th March 2021 Last week the House of Commons voted on the Budget, presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer against the backdrop of an ongoing pandemic and spending in... Articles
Coventry & Warwickshire Public Health Survey 18th March 2021 Supporting our mental health and wellbeing has never been more important. Coventry & Warwickshire Public Health has launched a survey seeking views on the... Articles
District's Gyms and Swimming Pools Set to Reopen 18th March 2021 Good news - Warwick District Council and partners Everyone Active have announced the reopening of all indoor swimming pools and gyms on 12th April 2021 in line... Articles
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 17th March 2021 It is worth saying at the outset that this Bill was not drafted in response to the terrible murder of Sarah Everard or the protests and gatherings that have... Articles
Rural Mobility Fund 16th March 2021 Yesterday, it was announced that Warwickshire County Council will receive £1 million from the Rural Mobility Fund (RMF). The funding will help to improve buses... Articles
Meeting with Dr Joseph Smyth 12th March 2021 I was happy to recently meet with Dr Joseph Smyth, a finalist for the STEM for Britain event, representing WMG, University of Warwick. It was fascinating to... Articles