PM backs Vara - Local communities should be heard and their voices matter Thursday, 29 February, 2024 Shailesh Vara MP today spoke at Prime Minister’s Questions against the inclusion of land to the west of Peterborough City in a revised Local Plan. Mr Vara made reference to a previous attempt to build nearly 7,000 houses near the villages of Castor and Ailsworth, against the wishes of local residents. He said that at the time, working with the local community, together they were able to stop the... Speeches in Parliament
Vara Opens Ellington Village Gala 29th June 2012 Shailesh Vara, Member of Parliament for North West Cambridgeshire, officially opened the 49 th Ellington Village Gala and Flower Festival last Saturday. Local News
Congratulations Robin! 26th June 2012 Robin Carter, the Conservative Party Candidate for Earith Ward, won the recent by-election last Thursday. Local News
Vara Visits William De Yaxley Junior School 21st June 2012 Shailesh Vara MP visits William de Yaxley Junior School to discuss school issues and answer questions from pupils. Local News
Meet Pieter Smit 28th February 2012 Pieter Smit will be fighting this year’s local elections on the 3rd May 2012. Local News
Vara Pledges To Beat Bowel Cancer in Cambridgeshire 6th February 2012 Shailesh Vara MP has pledged to take the fight to bowel cancer in his constituency of North West Cambridgeshire. Local News
Vara Presents Speaker’s Award to Abbots Ripton Primary School 26th January 2012 Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire will be presenting a local school with a special plaque tomorrow morning. Local News
Vara to Present Awards at Tesco Schools and Clubs Equipment Presentation 24th November 2011 Shailesh Vara, Member of Parliament for North West Cambridgeshire, will be presenting local schools with computer equipment on Friday 25th November 2011. Local News
Vara Opens Hampton Vale Community Centre 7th November 2011 Shailesh Vara, Member of Parliament for North West Cambridgeshire, last week, officially opened the Hampton Vale Community Centre. Local News
Vara Opens First Ever Series Of Mock Interviews for Nene Park Academy 24th October 2011 Shailesh Vara, Member of Parliament for North West Cambridgeshire, recently visited Nene Park Academy to officially open the first ever series of mock... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
