Reading MP Martin Salter has welcomed today’s decision (18 Dec 08) by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to drop the Government plan to directly elect some members of police authorities.

Salter asks Secretary of State to personally intervene to stop closure.

Reading West MP Martin Salter has today written to Gordon Brown to highlight the plight of Gurkhas living in Britain.

The Member of Parliament for Reading West, Martin Salter, will join with those demonstrating against yet another significant rise in the Pangbourne Toll Bridge charging fee on Thursday December 11th at 8am.

Salter backs Patients in their Fight to Maintain GP Dispensaries

The Labour government this week made good its promise to Britain’s 3 million anglers to update and overhaul our fishing legislation when it announced in Wednesday’s Queen’s Speech that the long awaited Marine Bill was to be included in this years legislative programme.

Reading West MP Martin Salter has claimed victory in the campaign against the Environment Agency’s plans to dispose of residential lock-keeper’s homes along the Thames.

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.