On Friday 6th December 2024
An opportunity for residents to hear about ongoing flood resilience work taking place, and river pollution problems, and to ask questions and speak with officials from Thames Water, Severn Trent, the Environment Agency, Gloucestershire County Council, Cotswold District Council and other stakeholders.
Brockworth
There will be a surgery in Brockworth early October and for security reasons we cannot advertise the time and date. If you want to see me to discuss an important issue affecting you personally, which you think I may be able to help you with, you are more than welcome. Please email my office in advance at: cliftonbrowng@parliament.uk giving details of the issue you wish to raise and include your name and address. We will then book you an appointment which is necessary in order to attend.
Following the Government’s response to an Urgent Question on the Budget’s impact on farming communities, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown confronts the Minister with a heartfelt plea he received from a 75-year-old farmer who is angry that this Budget has, in his words, “destroyed everything I have ever worked for.”
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown criticises raising taxes and borrowing by a staggering £40 billion each; with increases in inheritance tax, capital gains tax, mortgages, stamp duty, and employment costs. He raises real concerns that proposed changes to agricultural and business property relief will significantly impact farmers and rural communities, leading to the fragmentation of family farms and changes to national insurance will make it harder for small businesses to grow.
Speaking during Business Questions, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on Parliament to urgently make the necessary decisions on the restoration and renewal project of the historic Houses of Parliament buildings as ongoing maintenance costs are running at £2 million a week.