NE Herts MP Oliver Heald met representatives of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home today to make common cause over the introduction of a new law to increase sentences for animal welfare offences from a maximum 6 months imprisonment to 5 years.

Oliver Heald has been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for North East Hertfordshire, with an increased majority which now stands at 18,189 votes.

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Local Members of Parliament, Stephen McPartland and Rt Hon Sir Oliver Heald, met with the Secretary of State for Health, to push for a satellite radiotherapy unit to be based in Stevenage.  Earlier in the day it had been raised in Parliament during Health questions.

As a member of the Conservative Environment Network (https://www.cen.uk.com/), I welcome the Government’s announcement, below, that they have ended their support for fracking. 

Oliver Heald visited Cottered Church on Saturday to hear the new 6th Bell being rung. The ambition to have a full 6 bell ring was realised after the Keltek Trust offered a bell and the local community raised funding for its installation with Jenny Thomson in charge.

NE Herts MP Oliver Heald was Guest of Honour at the Hertfordshire Ploughing Championships held at New Buildings Farm, Royston hosted by Robert Law on Saturday 26th October. 

North East Herts MP Oliver Heald was pleased that Barclays Bank changed their minds and decided to join other banks in allowing their customers to access cash by card at the Post Office.  Oliver was one of a number of MPs who joined with Labour MP Chris Elmore in writing to Barclays pressing for

North East Herts MP Oliver Heald has been thanked by David Ramsay, Chief Executive of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, for his help in the campaign for access to Orkambi. In a message today Mr Ramsden said:

NE Herts MP Oliver Heald visited Jackie’s Drop In Centre, Broadway, Letchworth to see the work they do, to meet members, volunteers and visitors there.