Wokingham Borough Council, as many of you know, receives the lowest level of core revenue support from central government of any council in England with its range of responsibilities.
One of the council’s key functions is “Overview and Scrutiny” (O&S), an essential yet often overlooked aspect of local governance. It plays a vital part in ensuring effective decision-making and…
The most frequent topic in my inbox is local travel and transport, something we almost all experience for better or worse every day.
Wokingham’s Liberal Democrat MP Clive Jones warns the Local Government Minister that the arbitrary funding formula for local councils will put even more pressure on local services and council…
Just before Christmas we received news of our Local Government Grant, which includes the funding from Central Government for Wokingham Borough Council next year.
Wokingham’s Liberal Democrat MP, Clive Jones, has called on the Government to bring forward the rebuild of the Royal Berkshire Hospital to as soon as possible following NHS data revealing hospital…
Wokingham’s Liberal Democrat MP, Clive Jones, has stated that the Government are putting the most vulnerable in Wokingham at risk by not exempting charities from the employers National Insurance…
Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms, today admitted to Clive Jones MP that the current benefits that cancer patients receive do not cover the real costs that a cancer…
Local MP, Clive Jones, will be voting in favour of a new, landmark bill that would put the UK on course to meet its crucial international climate and nature targets
The ability to travel around our local area safely and in a timely way is one of the most important concerns of local people and makes up a sizeable proportion of the issues raised to local…
