An appeal for a new scanner for Weston General Hospital has reached the half-way point. The League of Friends for the hospital launched the £400,000 appeal in April last year, and it has now hit £237,000. The appeal, which is run in conjunction with Weston Area Health NHS Trust (WAHT),…
John met with local students in Parliament yesterday. The students had a great trip and took the opportunity to ask John about life as an MP. John said it’s always great to welcome students to Westminster and he is always pleased to answer their questions – even the more difficult…
The race is on to elect a new chair for the Treasury select committee after the powerful position was left vacant when influential lawmaker Andrew Tyrie announced he was leaving parliament. Writing exclusively for City A.M., John Penrose makes his pitch for the job. This Parliament will create a new,…
A cross party group of MPs, including the MP for Weston-super-Mare John Penrose, the current Water Minister Therese Coffey, Sports Minister Tracey Crouch and former Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon, attended a chalk stream discovery day on the River Itchen last week to learn about problems facing all rivers and in…