The following is written by John Penrose for Conservative Home… I’m delighted to hear that the Government is today going to set out a clear timetable for our long-promised legislation to break the secrecy surrounding foreign owners of British property. Back in 2015, Britain became the first country in the…
Read MoreTheresa May will set out a timetable to break the secrecy surrounding the foreign ownership of British property worth billions after facing a House of Lords defeat at the hands of two Conservative peers. Lord Faulks, a former Tory justice minister, and Lord Hodgson have been calling on the government to establish…
Read MoreUtility Week reports on John Penrose MP’s reaction to the findings that huge profit margins being claimed by Distribution Network Operators are adding £20.00 to household energy bills… High electricity network profits ‘adding £20 to household bills’ Distribution network operators (DNOs) are making profits “beyond most companies’ wildest dreams”, the…
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Weston’s MP John Penrose has intervened in the West of England Joint Spatial Plan (JSP), with support from a cross-party group of local Councillors representing rural villages. In a letter submitted to the JSP, John welcomes the commitment to ‘Build Up Not Out’ in central Weston, and for a Banwell Bypass, but opposes proposals for 2 new towns – which he says are misleadingly being called ‘Garden Villages’ – near…
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