Laura discusses Crossrail and local transport in the House of Commons Thursday, 19 May, 2022 During a debate on transport in the House of Commons on 19 May, Laura celebrated the upcoming opening of the Elizabeth Line (Crossrail), which will shorten journey times from Newbury station to Canary Wharf to an hour, and she also raised her frustrations with GWR's May timetable which has reduced the number of direct services west of Newbury. She has spoke about her campaign for a direct bus... Speeches in Parliament
Laura meets with Health Minister Gillian Keegan to discuss CAMHS 10th May 2022 Following her question at PMQs, Laura met with the Health Minister Gillian Keegan to discuss her campaign for bringing the wait time for diagnoses under the... Local NewsWestminster News
Laura hosts a women's safety roundtable 6th May 2022 Laura hosted a roundtable meeting with representatives from Thames Valley Police, West Berkshire Council, Great Western Railway (GWR) and the Newbury BID to... Local News
The future is robotic: Laura visits Stryker in Newbury 6th May 2022 It was a great pleasure to visit Stryker UK at their revamped Newbury offices to discuss the pioneering work they are doing in orthopaedics and robotic surgical... Local News
Laura and others celebrate one of Newbury's pioneers 5th May 2022 The development of disability rights was incremental and many of its pioneers are now long-forgotten. That’s why it was an honour to attend the Blue Plaque... Local News
Laura works to improve GWR's May timetable changes 4th May 2022 Yesterday, Danny Kruger and I met once again with GWR to discuss their proposed timetables west to Kintbury, Hungerford and Bedwyn ahead of the introduction of... Local News
Laura raises West Berkshire CAMHS at PMQs 27th April 2022 Following her recent debate in Parliament on child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), this week at Prime Minister's Questions Laura asked the Prime... Westminster News
Opposing GWR's proposed timetable changes 4th April 2022 In recent weeks I have become aware of the disappointing decision to remove three Intercity Express Trains (IET) from the Bedwyn - Paddington line to replace... Local News
Laura speaks to Grant Shapps following P&O workers announcement 1st April 2022 Everyone has been shocked by the disgraceful way that P&O ferries has treated its staff. Many of us in Parliament have been thinking hard about how best to... Westminster News
Laura asks the Transport Secretary about High Court powers 30th March 2022 Today, Wednesday 30 March, the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP made a statement to the House on P&O Ferries and the steps his Department would be taking in... Westminster News