Great to hear news from the Government today that under ‘Our Plan for Water’ up to £11 million in fines collected from those water companies that have breached their strict permits will be directly reinvested into schemes to improve our…
West Oxfordshire’s parents have shared their deep frustrations over our Liberal-led Coalition at County Hall’s decision to cut funding for essential SEND services.
In 2021, after Robert’s hard-fought campaign, including debates in the House of Commons and a visit from the then Secretary of State for Transport to the A40, Robert was delighted to have secured £35 million in funding from the Department…
After Robert's campaign, Oxfordshire has been granted an extra £2.6m this year in the biggest-ever road re-surfacing programme, following the success of his campaign that secured £102m for A40 upgrades in 2019. But on both, we need…
Thank you to all those who have contacted me in recent months to share their concerns about the statutory consultation process on 'Botley West Solar Farm'.
Robert has recently welcomed the announcements from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, that this Government is delivering on two key commitments under ‘Our Plan for Water’.
Excellent progress made for the ‘Buy British’ campaign I have been supporting as Morrisons have now launched a ‘British’ section online and Aldi and have launched a ‘Best of British Tab’ for click-and-collect orders.
Pleased to attend a recent event hosted by the National Farmers Union (NFU) in Parliament, where they launched their new manifesto ahead of the next general election.
Excellent visit to Ambic Equipment Limited, a world-leading specialist in the development and production of dairy & livestock health management products sold all over the world.
Great to host a roundtable event with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) for farmers and rural businesses across the constituency, in Warwick Hall Burford recently.
I was very pleased to participate in the recent Blenheim Farming Conference where we discussed rural crime prevention, business planning, and mental health.
OCC’s feasibility study has now shown that the construction costs of building the rail line alone - before land purchasing is considered - are estimated to be between £700-£900 million with OCC stating it would depend on other rail…
I am delighted to have received news that West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) have finally approved the developers’ plans for the sports pavilion.
Thank you to all those who participated in Cllr Ashby & my online survey. Your responses and that of others is incredibly helpful in allowing me to represent the strength of feeling around this matter to WODC as well as the developers.
You will, I am sure, have heard a great deal about proposals for a “Botley West Solar Farm” which would, if approved, impact significantly upon Tackley, Wootton, Glympton, Bladon, Woodstock, Long Hanborough, Church Hanborough, Rousham,…
I spent some time recently with the Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment at St George’s Barracks, Bicester, learning - very much the basics - of searching for explosives in water and on land, and how…
Witney and West Oxfordshire MP, Robert Courts was pleased to make his contribution during Prime Minister’s Questions last week (10.05.23), highlighting the challenges confronting farming businesses specifically in Oxfordshire as the…
You might have seen something on social media about today’s (25.04.23) vote on sewage, so in case you were wondering, here’s a quick explainer on what it’s all about.
Regular talk with the local community police team at TVP West Oxfordshire, raising issues constituents have brought to me, raising my own concerns, and listening to progress and feedback from the officers.
I am pleased to report that following my campaign with other local Conservative MPs, the Government has announced that Oxfordshire County Council will receive a £1million grant under the Government’s ‘Delivering Better Value in SEND…
A further step forward in our campaign for clean water: the water regulator Ofwat is taking action against water companies that pay out dividends to their shareholders despite failing to meet the required performance standards.