The Home Affairs Select Committee agreed this week to take further evidence in response to the controversy over plans which could politicise police authorities.

Cabinet Minister for Housing and Planning Margaret Beckett MP met up with Labour’s head councillor for Housing John Ennis last week on a visit to Reading.

Reading West MP Martin Salter returned to the battle against a third runway at Heathrow during Transport Questions today in the Commons.

“The Chancellor’s plan will help hard-working families and those on low incomes”
Salter welcomes climb-down on car tax for poorer motorists

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband MP Visits Reading to See for Himself Council’s ‘Heat Seeking’ Initiative

Campaigners in West Reading are celebrating this week’s news that Thames Water have withdrawn controversial plans to build over 100 homes on the site of the Bath Road reservoir.

Looking back over my diary for the last couple of weeks illustrated just what a hectic period we had just experienced. My Westminster staff had taken annual leave to work on the Obama campaign in America and a week’s study leave for Viki in my constituency office meant that we were a little stretched, so apologies if some of you are still waiting for replies to correspondence.

Martin Salter, MP for Reading West spent this morning (Thursday 20 Nov 08) pushing forward the campaign for Gurkha settlement rights.

Reading West MP, Martin Salter, has been elected chair of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gurkha Rights at an inaugural meeting held in the House of Commons.

Reading West MP, Martin Salter, has called for the creation of a national Fire and Rescue Service Body to record and investigate firefighter deaths and other serious incidents.