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I appeared on BBC South recently to discuss our campaign to protect West Oxfordshire's rivers and end pollution from storm overflows. I will continue to press Thames Water to do more to upgrade our local sewerage infrastructure, in particular the vital expansion of Witney Sewage Treatment Work

New flexible season tickets go on sale today for use from Monday 28 June, in a move hailed by Robert as "excellent news for commuters in West Oxfordshire." The new flexi tickets are part of the Government's wider reforms to make our railways more passenger-focussed and save commuters

Witney MP Robert Courts toured the Rooflight Company factory in Shipton-under-Wychwood as part of his campaign to champion local businesses. The employee-owned business is an award-winning designer and manufacturer of high-quality rooflights with sites in Shipton and Bourton-on-the-Water. It

As you may have seen today, the Boundary Commission has published their initial proposals for changing the boundaries of constituencies.

Reports of the cruel crime of pet theft are on the rise. And while recent police investigations into pet theft have resulted in numerous raids and arrests, more can be done.

Efforts to boost tourism at home have been backed by Oxfordshire MPs, who urged the public to experience the best of what the county can offer and support local businesses. Politicians visited tourism organisations in their constituencies for Visit England’s English Tourism Week, which aimed t

The Government has today announced that £68.8m from the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline fund will be invested in rail upgrades in and around Oxford Station to improve capacity and reliability.  The funding will enable Network Rail to deliver track works and level crossing closures, to remov

The Government has today announced the biggest transformation of our railways in decades with the creation of Great British Railways - a new body to integrate the railways for the first time in a quarter of a century, owning the infrastructure, collecting most fare revenue,

To coincide with the launch of the Government's new Action Plan for Animal Welfare, Robert has launched an Animal Welfare Survey to enable West Oxfordshire residents to share their views. As a pet owner, Robert has campaigned on animal welfare issues since his election to Parliament, deliverin

In 2019, Robert helped to deliver over £100million of central government funding for A40 upgrades - the largest investment in the A40 in a generation.