Sir Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, has welcomed the opening of Green Park Station in Reading. The new station, which formally opened to the public on Saturday 27 May, is the first to open in Reading for over a century.
Sir Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, has welcomed the news that Reading Borough Council is set to receive £327,000 from the Government as part of the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs’ Air Quality Grant Scheme.
Sir Alok Sharma moves an Amendment to the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill which would stop the invitation of new production application licences in the North Sea until there is a ban on the flaring and venting of methane by new offshore installations and prevents licensing rounds from 2030 if a wider ban on flaring and venting is not in place.
Sir Alok Sharma, who was President of COP26, outlines why he will vote against the Bill calling on the Government to heed the climate emergency wake up calls, expresses his doubts that the Bill will lower energy bills in the UK and raises concerns about the message it sends internationally. He calls on the Government to focus on delivering on its ambitious plans for expanding homegrown clean energy.
Sir Alok Sharma welcomes the COP28 agreement on transitioning away from fossil fuels but urges the Government to lead by example by reviewing its plan to issue new oil and gas licences, and the tax regime that gives significant subsidies to new oil and gas projects.
As many of my constituents know I have been campaigning for some time, with their support, for a strengthening of the law to tackle illegal encampments. The good news is that legislation to deal with this issue is now starting to make its passage through Parliament.