Members Of Parliament in Sandford-on-thames, Oxford, Oxfordshire - Bucks Free Press

MPs: John Howell OBE MP; Keith Taylor MEP;

Henley (House of Commons)

Mr John Howell OBE MP (Conservative)

Surgery: SURGERIES FOR 2012

14th January - Henley

Location: Committee Room, Town Hall, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AQ

11th February - Thame

Location: Thame Barns Centre, Church Road, Thame, OX9 3AJ

10th March - Woodcote

Location: Rally Room, Woodcote Community Centre,

The Old School House, Reading Road, Woodcote, RG8 0QY

14th April - Watlington

Location: Parish Office, 1 Old School Place, Gorwell, Watlington, OX49 5QH

12th May - Chinnor

Location: Chinnor Village Centre, High Street, Chinnor, OX39 4DH

9th June - Wheatley

Location: Community Room, ASDA, London Road, Wheatley, OX33 1YZ

14th July - Henley

Location: Committee Room, Town Hall, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AQ

8th September - Woodcote

Location: Rally Room, Woodcote Community Centre,

The Old School House, Reading Road, Woodcote, RG8 0QY

20th October - Henley

Location: Committee Room, Town Hall, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AQ

17th November - Thame

Location: Thame Barns Centre, Church Road, Thame, OX9 3AJ

8th December - Watlington

Location: Parish Office, 1 Old School Place, Gorwell, Watlington, OX49 5QH

Street surgeries



In addition to the formal surgeries listed above I operate a rolling programme of street surgeries across the constituency in which I and my team bring my surgeries to your door.

Surgery Tel: 01491 613072

MP Since - 2008 Majority - 16,588 Born - 27/07/1955.
Education - University of Edinburgh. St John's College, Oxford (Archaeology Doctorate).
Previous Occupation - Former presenter for BBC World Television. Former Partner in Ernst & Young (responsibilities included Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism). Has given media, presentation and visual communications training in several countries. A consultant to the management team at Dialogue, a communications firm in the planning sector as well as Savills Hepher Dixon (also gives political and communications advice on large and potentially contentious land and property developments). Has also advised several UK Governments on overseas aid and trade. Media Trainer for Write Angle PR.

Personal Overview - Retained the seat for the Conservatives at the June 2008 by-election caused by Boris Johnson's London Mayoral election victory and subsequent resignation. An experienced media trainer and PR advisor, he has trained spokesmen for several large UK firms including Ernst & Young and lawyers BP Collins. He has also trained diplomats from several Central and Eastern European countries as well as the Chief Executive of a large Ukrainian Telecommunications Company. Locally, he has been active trying to preserve local services, such as the Special Educational Needs Budget at the Berinsfield School. He has also opposed plans to build over green belt land, such as a local Gravel pit development and a proposal for 4,500 new houses south of Oxford. During the by-election his main opponents, the Liberal Democrats raised the issue of his opposition to Green Belt development while he was also a media advisor to several firms in the planning sector. Gained an early Select Committee membership upon entering Parliament in 2008. He followed this up by becoming a PPS in the 2010 Parliament.

Political History - Parish Councillor in Warborough. Councillor, Oxfordshire CC (2004-). Member for Henley (2008-). Member of the Work & Pensions Select Committee (2008-10). PPS to Rt Hon Sir George Young as Leader of the House of Commons (2010-12) and PPS to Greg Clark as Minister of State (Decentralisation) and Financial Secretary to the Treasury (2010-12). PPS to Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley, Leader of the House of Commons (2012-).

Characteristics - Local organist and choir director. OBE (2000).

Business Tel: 020 7219 4828/6676

Email: howelljm@parliament.uk

Interests: Environment,Overseas Development,Media,Planning Issues

Commitee membership

• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Chronic Pain (Member)
• East-West Rail Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on the River Thames (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sustainable Relationships (Member)

South East (European Parliament)

Mr Keith Taylor MEP (Green)

MEP Since - 2010 Born - 01/08/1953. Partner (Lizzie).
Education - N/a.
Previous Occupation - Worked in sales (1972-1980). Self-employed/Co-Director of a local business (1980-1999). Regional Liaison Officer for Caroline Lucas MEP (2002-2007).

Personal Overview - Replaced the outgoing Caroline Lucas here in June 2010 after she was successful in her bid to become the Green party's first MP at Westminster. He is an experienced Councillor, having led the Green Group in Brighton for a number of years. He has also shown an interest in foreign affairs issues, as a Councillor was active in campaigning to secure the release of Brighton resident Omar Degayes from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He has also been involved in High Court action supporting families with Autistic children. Within the party, he has been a spokesperson on planning and regeneration as well as a Principal Speaker at the time when the party had not adopted a single leader. He has also been involved in policy development with the party election manifesto. Locally, he he is likely to have gained a good knowledge of his electoral region through his work for his predecessor.

Political History - Councillor, Brighton and Hove City Council (1999-2010). Green Group Leader (2001-08). Chair, Association of Green Councillors (2001-2002). Principal Speaker for the Green Party of England & Wales (2004-2006). Regeneration Spokesperson (2008-10). MEP South East Region (2010-). Member of the Afghanistan Delegation (2010-), Substitute member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (2010-) and the Iran Delegation (2010-). Member of the International Trade Committee (2010-) and the Transport and Tourism Committee (2010-). Substitute member of the Petitions Committee (2010-).

Other Information - Has been a Vice President of the UK’s Local Government Association Group in the European Parliament. Former representative for Brighton and Hove on the UN Peace Messenger City project and a City representative to the Local Government Association.

Intergroups - Member of the LGBT Rights Group.

Business Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45153

Email: keith.taylor@europarl.europa.eu

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Interests: Environment,Economic Regeneration,Womans Issues,Regional Policy,Conservation

Commitee membership

• Petitions (Substitute)
• Transport & Tourism (Member)
• International Trade (Member)

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