On Tuesday 2nd April 2013, Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, together with local councillors, the Environment Agency and West Berkshire Council officers held a public meeting for residents in Pangbourne on flooding.  read more »

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West yesterday paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher by describing her as the ‘first British Asian Prime Minister’.  read more »

Commenting on the sad news this morning that Baroness Thatcher has passed away, Reading West MP Alok Sharma said: "My deepest condolences to Baroness Thatcher's family on this very sad news. She was a transformational leader and one of the great Prime Ministers of the 20th Century, who restored Britain's competitiveness and pride following a period of significant national decline."  read more »

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, on Thursday 28th March 2013 was invited to visit Battle Primary Academy on Cranbury Road to officially open the new playground facilities.  read more »

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, will be holding a public meeting for residents in Theale on Wednesday 10th April 2013, together with Thames Water regarding issues related to the pumping station located on Lambsfield as well as other sewage and water related issues in Theale. The meeting will be held at The Gateway, Theale Library, Church Street, Theale, RG7 5BZ, between 7pm to 8pm.  read more »

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, this week called for UK Trade and Investment, the Government agency responsible for increasing UK exports to turbo-charge the assistance small and medium sized businesses receive in helping them to export.  read more »

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, on Friday 22 March 2013, visited the headquarters of ESP Global Services to hear about the company’s plans for expansion and their views on the macro-economic climate, where he met the two company founders, Mike Harling and Darren Richardson.  read more »

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, on Sunday 24th March 2013, spoke at the launch ceremony of the Reading Chinese Association.  read more »

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, yesterday during a Parliamentary debate on the Budget, called on the Government to cut taxes for low-paid workers by raising the Personal Allowance to a level at which no one working full-time on the minimum wage should pay Income Tax.  read more »

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, today met in Parliament with Victor Zhang Chief Executive of Huawei Technologies in UK and Ireland to discuss the company’s ambition for expansion in the UK and investment in Reading.  read more »