Sir Bill Wiggin MP

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• Delays to passport applications and renewals - Over recent months, I have been receiving an increasing number of emails from constituents concerned with delays to their passport applications and renewals. I am aware that some people in Herefordshire have sadly missed out on important family events or...
• Leominster house fire - I was deeply concerned to learn of the terrible fire that destroyed a number of houses in the Buckfield area of Leominster yesterday evening. While I am very relieved that nobody was hurt in this incident, my thoughts are with...
• Sir Bill statement on Boris Johnson - I regret the nature of the end of the Prime Minister’s tenure in office. Though the media could not help but find this fascinating, my own involvement with those people in Government roles makes this a difficult and personal occasion...
• A useful guide on what to do if you are struggling to pay your mortgage - “A new consumer leaflet from the Building Societies Association and the Money Advice Trust. The rising cost of living is stretching many households’ finances with some struggling to meet the increased costs of essentials, and having little or no savings...
• Myths about MPs’ Business Costs - “Recent research shows that there are still misconceptions around MPs’ staffing and business costs. Here are some facts that might surprise you: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/myths-about-mps-business-costs MPs don’t decide their own pay or business costs. At IPSA, we decide MPs’ pay and what...
• Findings of Second Permanent Secretary’s Investigation into alleged gatherings on Government premises during COVID restrictions - Please find a link below to the full report, published on 25 May 2022. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1078404/2022-05-25_FINAL_FINDINGS_OF_SECOND_PERMANENT_SECRETARY_INTO_ALLEGED_GATHERINGS.pdf
• Sir Bill Wiggin MP’s statement following BBC Panorama programme on Children’s Services - BBC’s Panorama programme highlighted the real challenges that social workers face every day, and the damage that can be done to children when things go wrong. I found the programme deeply moving. It revealed reoccurring problems of the care system,...
• Sir Bill Wiggin MP welcomes the Conservative Government’s plan to grow and strengthen the economy and help families in North Herefordshire with the cost of living - This Conservative Government has risen to challenges with no precedent in recent history – leading the response to Putin’s attack on Ukraine and protecting lives and livelihoods in the battle against Covid – but these events have caused huge disruptions...
• Sir Bill Wiggin MP Statement - I have received, read and listened to many differing and interesting points of view from constituents concerning gatherings at Downing Street. As I have previously written, I reserved making my comments public until all the facts of the matter had...
• Sir Bill Wiggin MP joins calls to secure the future of the great British cider industry - Sir Bill Wiggin MP has joined the cider industry in calling on the Government to futureproof the economic and cultural contribution of an integral and distinct part of our great British heritage.   Sir Bill attended a reception hosted by the...