Member of Parliament for Beckenham, Bob Stewart, has welcomed the Government’s £48 million investment through the Skills Investment Fund, boosting the rollout of Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) and equipping students from all…
The Footbridge at Beckenham Junction Station which connects platforms one and two with three and four has finally re-opened after being close for fifteen months. This follows pressure on Network Rail from Bob Stewart and local Councillors.
Bob Stewart has welcomed over £450 million in extra funding to upgrade school buildings across the country, including projects at Marian Vian Primary School, Hayes Primary School, Oak Lodge Primary School, Wickham Common Primary School and…
More than 1,700 new and improved multi-sports grassroots facilities across the UK are benefiting from £68 million from the Government, encouraging people to get active by participating in sport.
Bob Stewart has welcomed news that schools across the Beckenham constituency are receiving an extra £3,096,951, as part of £2 billion this year and next for primary schools and secondary schools in England.
On Monday 1st May Bob visited the West Wickham Village Day event in Blake Park. A huge number of people seemed to be there and a highight for him was the dog show in the middle of the park. Bob also congratulated the Friends of Blake Park…
Member of Parliament for Beckenham, Bob Stewart, has welcomed the announcement that 3,468 extra police officers have been recruited for the Metropolitan Police since September 2019, bringing the total number of officers up to 35,411.
Bob Stewart has welcomed that almost one in four families across the UK will receive £301 from the Government as the latest Cost of Living Payments begin to be sent out, including 5,800 families across the Beckenham constituency.
Member of Parliament for Beckenham & West Wickham, Bob Stewart, has joined local Councillors in petitioning the Deputy Mayor of London (Police & Crime) to fund a new Police vehicle for the Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNTs) in the Wards of…
Bob Stewart has welcomed the news that 16,777 pensioners across the Beckenham constituency will receive a 10.1 per cent increase in their Basic State Pension from this month, protecting pensioners from the effect of rising prices. This…
Bob Stewart has welcomed the Government’s decision to ban the drug Nitrous Oxide, also known as NOS/ NO2 and Laughing Gas. The ban was announced as part of a crack-down on Anti-Social Behaviour unveiled by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in…
Bob Stewart has welcomed the announcement of a £94 billion cost of living package and extension of the Energy Price Guarantee at £2,500, supporting families across Beckenham. The Government has announced the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG)…
Bob Stewart welcomes the Government’s commitment to economic growth and welcomes the tax cut for business investment. The Spring Budget 2023 sets out the Government’s plan for growth by delivering the Chancellor’s four pillars – Enterprise…
Member of Parliament for the Beckenham constituency, Bob Stewart, has written to both the Managing Director of Southeastern Railways and the Secretary of State for Transport to call for the immediate reinstatement of the Cannon Street…
At a meeting of Bromley Council’s Development Control Committee in January, Councillors voted to allow planning permission for a new Endoscopy Unit at the Princess Royal University (PRU) hospital.
Member of Parliament for Beckenham, Bob Stewart, has criticised the London Assembly after they voted to amend the Mayor of London Transport Strategy – paving the way for the expansion of the so-called Ultra Low Emission Zone.
Following pressure from Member of Parliament Bob Stewart, jointly with local Councillor Michael Tickner and London Assembly Member Peter Fortune; Network Rail have set out the timetable to replace the footbridge at Beckenham Junction.
Newly released figures show that 3,109 police officers have been recruited for the Metropolitan Police as part of the Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more officers on the streets by March 2023.
Member of Parliament for Beckenham, Bob Stewart, has written to Network Rail Requesting an update on the works to replace the footbridge which connects platforms 1&2 with 3&4. The bridge was closed, and the floor removed in February.
The Conservative Government is boosting bursaries and scholarships for teachers in science, maths, and other priority subjects, with trainee teachers receiving bursaries of as much as £27,000, building on the Levelling Up Premium worth up…
Member of Parliament for Beckenham Bob Stewart is supporting a campaign lead by local Councillors from across the Beckenham constituency in calling on Southeastern Railways to reverse the decision to remove services to Cannon Street from…
Beckenham's Member of Parliament, Bob Stewart, has welcomed the news that Southeastern will be reinstating the London Blackfriars Service from Beckenham Junction from the 11th December.
Today the Conservative Government delivered The Growth Plan, starting a new era focused on economic growth, whilst tackling the immediate energy crisis and removing barriers for businesses to build the infrastructure we need to grow the…
As Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gibraltar I was on The Rock last week for the annual National Day which was to have taken place last Saturday. So I was there when the appalling news that The Queen had died was…
I supported Penny Mordaunt for leadership of the Conservative Party and said so. But Penny failed to get sufficient votes from Conservative MPs to reach the final two candidates in the leadership contest. I like and respect both remaining…
On Sunday 5 June Bob Stewart attended the celebratory church service in honour of Her Majesty The Queen at St Mary's Church, Shortlands. The Mayor of Bromley, Councillor Hannah Gray, who was attending a huge number of street parties over…
The Sue Gray Report has now been published in full and to be perfectly honest it does not contain much information that we didn't know already. The public, and I suspect most politicians, have already made their mind up one way or another…
As British United Nations Commander in Central Bosnia I found a massacre site at a place called Ahmici on 22nd April 1993. Over one hundred Bosnian Muslim civilians – mainly women and children - had been murdered there. Immediately I…