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Member of Parliament for Reading West since 2010

Alok Sharma grew up locally in Reading and is very much a local Reading man. 

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Sir Alok Sharma Welcomes the Opening of Green Park Station After Years of Campaigning
30 May 2023

Sir Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, has welcomed the opening of Green Park Station in Reading. The new station, which formally opened to the public on Saturday 27 May, is the first to open in Reading for over a century.  
Alok Sharma welcomes Government funding to tackle air pollution
17 February 2023

Sir Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, has welcomed the news that Reading Borough Council is set to receive £327,000 from the Government as part of the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs’ Air Quality Grant Scheme.
Alok Sharma welcomes news of over 500 extra police officers in Thames Valley
2 November 2022

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, has welcomed the announcement that 522 police officers have been recruited in the Thames Valley since September 2019.
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In Parliament
Sir Alok Sharma questions Government on community benefits linked to onshore wind

Intervening in a debate on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, Sir Alok Sharma welcomes the end of the de-facto ban on onshore wind and asks when the Government will publish its response to the consultation so that people can really understand what are the likely community benefits should they support local onshore wind projects.
Sir Alok welcomes action to remove the block on onshore wind

Sir Alok Sharma speaks in a debate on the Second Reading of the Energy Bill in support of a clause to remove the block on onshore wind.
Sir Alok Sharma backs Energy Bill

Speaking in a debate on the Second Reading of the Energy Bill, Sir Alok Sharma welcomes the key objectives of the Bill and asks the Secretary of State if the Government is backing the Lords amendments, particularly the one relating to a net zero duty for Ofgem. 
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We have less than 200 days to make COP26 a success – and save the planet

There are less than 200 days to go before the UK brings world leaders to Glasgow for COP26 – the most crucial climate moment since the historic Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 – and every one of those days counts.
Westminster Diary - Tackling illegal encampments

As many of my constituents know I have been campaigning for some time, with their support, for a strengthening of the law to tackle illegal encampments. The good news is that legislation to deal with this issue is now starting to make its passage through Parliament.
Westminster Diary - Ending Rough Sleeping

The Government is committed to ending rough sleeping in this Parliament and to fully enforcing the Homelessness Reduction Act. That is why we will be spending more than £750 million in 2021/22 to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.
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Local Campaigns
Calcot Park Golf Club Development

Calcot Park Golf Club and Bewley Homes are working towards preparing a joint planning application for the redevelopment of the clubhouse and course to build a new facility and course improvements.
RBH Hydrotherapy Pool
Securing a future for the RBH Hydrotherapy Pool

Alok will continue to work with the stakeholders group, the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, local Clinical Commissioning Groups and other partners to find a long-term alternative solution for a hydrotherapy facility that supports both the needs of the users and the Royal Berkshire Hospitals’ clinical strategy.
Tackling unauthorised encampments in west Reading

Alok continues to liaise with both the police and the Council as and when these encampments occur and will also continue to press the Council to secure those areas that continue to be affected.