Challenging the Environment Secretary on Flooding in Mid Bucks & Measures to Mitigate Impact Monday, 25 November, 2024 Yesterday I challenged the Environment Secretary on flooding in Bucks. Firstly raising the need for better dredging to maintain high river capacity, but also to ask him to work with the Transport Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister to put in place proper and robust measures to stop construction projects making flooding worse. With flooding in Fleet Marston and Calvert Green in recent months being... Speeches in Parliament
Greg Smith MP joins Guide Dogs’ end of Year event 21st December 2023 Greg Smith MP demonstrated his support to improving the lives of people with a vision impairment at an event in Parliament held by the charity Guide Dogs. The... Westminster News
Victory as new planning guidance protects land used in food production 19th December 2023 This afternoon the new NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework) was published. Greg Smith MP was delighted to see a hard won new protection in the planning... Westminster News
Greg calls for VAT threshold uplift for small businesses 19th December 2023 At Treasury Questions this morning Greg Smith MP called on Treasury Ministers to increase the threshold on VAT for small businesses. Greg commented, "It cannot... Local News
Greg Questions Foreign Office Minister on Turkey's role in facilitating Hamas 19th December 2023 Following an Urgent Question on the situation in the Middle East, Greg Smith MP asked the Foreign Office Minister what steps he was taking to hold Turkey... Westminster News
Greg welcomes new important measures to tackling spiking 18th December 2023 Earlier the Government announced a welcome and important set of measures to tackle the evil crime of spiking. The new package will see changes to the... Westminster News
Greg welcomes skills bootcamps to help long term unemployed 18th December 2023 At Work & Pensions Questions earlier Greg Smith MP highlighted a series of skills bootcamps being launched by Buckinghamshire Council to support the long term... Westminster News
Princes Risborough Young Farmers Charity Tractor Run 2023 17th December 2023 The Princes Risborough Young Farmers put on a superb show today with their Christmas Charity Tractor Run. Commenting, Greg said, "I enjoyed watching it as they... Local News
North Marston pupil wins Greg's 2023 Christmas Card Competition 15th December 2023 Earlier Greg Smith MP visited North Marston CofE Primary School to speak to their assembly, answer pupils thoughtful questions, meet with Headteacher Mrs... Local News
Chiltern Railways drop in at Marylebone 14th December 2023 Greg Smith MP was grateful to everyone who stopped to chat at the Marylebone Chiltern Railways drop in at Marylebone this evening. Greg will keep working with... Local News
