Councillors from both West Berkshire and Reading have joined forces with Reading West MP, Martin Salter, to call upon the government to reject a Panel recommendation to include in the forthcoming South East plan, the area covered by the controversial Prudential proposals to build 7,500 homes in the functional floodplain of the River Kennet in south west Reading.

Children in Whitley are to benefit from a brand new Sensory Room to the officially opened this week by local MP Martin Salter.

Reading West MP Martin Salter has criticised the report from the Environment Agency (EA) into the July floods which overwhelmed 150 properties in the Bourne Road and Briars Close area of Pangbourne.

Reading West MP Martin Salter has played a key role in persuading the government to agree to introduce an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill to abolish the “ancient, discriminatory, illiberal and unnecessary common law of blasphemous libel”.

Although I had a couple of engagements myself between Christmas and New Year it was nice to be able to close both my constituency and Westminster offices and give the staff a well-earned break.

Angling MP Martin Salter has claimed that the recent statement from the Bass Sportsfishing Society that “Labour is on course to lose the Angling vote” was over the top and said more about the frustration of sea anglers’ inability to influence government policy than anything else.

Reading West MP, Martin Salter, has today called for the government to consider introducing safe standing at football grounds, a move supported by 92% of football fans in a recent survey.

As a result of his decision to go back on the commitment made by his predecessor to increase, in the interests of conservation, the minimum landing size of bass, I am not here to praise the Minister but to challenge him.