Ruth Cadbury MP has written to Housing Associations operating across her constituency,  as well as Hounslow Council, to raise the need for urgent action to tackle mould and damp. This comes after the Government implemented ‘Awaab’s law’; a new law which mandates a strict timeframe for landlords to respond to damp and mould issues .   This law was passed in response to the death of Awaab Ishak, a two year old living in Rochdale, who died as a result of a severe respiratory con

Ruth Cadbury  MP has welcomed the announcement from the Department for Transport that both Gunnersbury and Kew Bridge stations are progressing under the Access for All Scheme, a programme that allows train stations to receive funding for crucial improvements that make the stations more accessible.   The Department for Transport announced that both Gunnersbury and Kew Bridge would progress to ‘detailed design’ stage, a key step forward in the programme where design work for th

Ruth Cadbury MP urges the Prime Minister to push ahead with Leasehold Reform at Prime Ministers Questions   Ruth Cadbury MP has used her question at PMQs to urge the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, to push ahead with the Government’s planned reforms to end the ‘feudal’ leasehold system, which is impacting leaseholders across England.   In her question to the Prime Minister, Ruth asked when the Government would publish its Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill, which would bring

As an MP I enjoy getting to see the positive difference that the decisions we make have on our local area, such as the frontline workers getting a much needed pay rise, the new breakfast clubs at local schools such as Marlborough Primary in Isleworth or the thousands of extra NHS appointments.     We have also seen £1 million for West Thames College for building repairs, and four GP surgeries now have funds to expand their practices. Hounslow Council is receiving £1.5m from t

Ruth Cadbury MP has welcomed the Government’s landmark Employment Rights Bill passing into law.   This newly passed legislation introduces key new measures to bring workers’ rights into the 21st century, including ending exploitative zero-hours contracts; establishing day-one rights for paternity, parental and bereavement leave; strengthening statutory sick pay; and establishing a new Fair Work Agency. This government’s new measures mean that sick pay and paternity leave chan

Ruth Cadbury MP has welcomed the announcement by the UK Government that it will be rejoining the Erasmus Scheme, which will let 100,000 people from across the UK study in the EU. As a result of Brexit the UK had to withdraw from the Erasmus Scheme which deprived young people in Hounslow and Richmond of the chance to study and learn in Europe.   Speaking in the House of Commons Ruth praised the Government for rejoining Erasmus and pointed out that this would also benefit youn

''100 years ago King George V “opened” the Great West Road, and last month his grandson, the Duke of Gloucester, joined Ruth Cadbury MP, Cllr Amy Croft and Hounslow Leader Cllr Shantanu Rajawat to celebrate the centenary of a great piece of transport engineering. The Great West Road was built with six traffic lanes, and lined on both sides with a footpath and cycle path separated by lines of cherry trees. Then the section from Syon Lane to Chiswick was developed with iconic A

Hanukkah message from Ruth Cadbury MP. '' To wish Jewish friends and constituents a happy Hanukkah may seem hollow after the terrible events in Sydney, another senseless attack on another holy day for Jews. Hanukkah’s story is a reminder that even in darkness, we can find the light. So I lit this lamp and my thoughts are with the the victims and their families, and with Jewish communities in Australia, in the UK and across the world.''

Ruth Cadbury MP has today backed the Government’s new investment to provide training and work to young people who are neither earning nor learning in the Boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond.   The Government has announced new measures to support 16-24-year-olds across Britain. By expanding its Youth Guarantee scheme with £820 million of new funding, the Government is tackling the problem and giving a brighter future to young people across England.   This new investment will pay

Responding in full to the Chancellors Budget on Wednesday 26 th  November Ruth Cadbury MP has said,   “This budget invests money into our public services, will grow our economy, and will tackle the big issues facing our country, such as child poverty.   With so many families struggling locally, I’m pleased that this Budget was razor-focused on making life more affordable. The Government has removed levies from energy bills, which will reduce bills by £150, frozen NHS prescrip

Ruth Cadbury MP has welcomed the Government’s new plan to increase the levels of support given to veterans across Hounslow and the UK. Over 3,000 veterans in Hounslow are set to benefit from a transformational new Veterans Strategy and new investment in Armed Forces housing.   As part of this plan, £27 million in government funding has been announced for local bids to increase the network of wraparound services in recognised VALOUR centres. This new funding will allow local a

IN THE COMMONS in November   The Transport Secretary launched the review of the airports national policy statement , covering just the third runway at Heathrow .   I challenged her  on the implications of the expansion on the UK’s legal climate commitments, on the need for rail access into the airport from the south, and on the cost increases to airlines and thus passengers.  She partially addressed one of those issues in her response to me     At Cabinet Office Questions I r

Ruth Cadbury MP attended two Remembrance events   over the past week: one at St Philip & James in Whitton for Remembrance Sunday, and then on Tuesday, 11th November at the Osterley War Memorial.  At both events, Ruth laid a Parliamentary wreath,  while volunteers laid her wreaths at the services Heston, Hounslow, Brentford, and Isleworth.   Speaking in full after these events, Ruth said:   “This year marks 107 years since the guns fell silent on the Western Front. Remembrance

Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, has hailed today as a ‘great day for renters’ as the new Renters Rights Bill becomes law.  This bill gives extra protections for the 100,000 residents living in rented accommodation in the Boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond, as the Renters Rights Bill has officially receives Royal Assent and becomes law.  This is delivering the biggest reform of renting in over forty years.   More than eleven million private renters across E

Conference Season . I was in the hall for the Prime Minister's speech, to hear his positive vision for our country - one that is tolerant and open, determined to get back on its feet after almost 15 years of public sector cuts and economic mismanagement. He reminded us of the work the Government has started only just over a year of being back in office; tackling family poverty, standing up to racism, investing in our children’s future and improving the rights of working peopl

Brexit has put huge costs on small businesses in Hounslow.

A third runway at Heathrow means more noise and more congestion for West London, while also putting the UK behind in its important goal to reduce emissions. Yesterday in Parliament I responded to the Governments announcement of a National Airports Review, in the context of a third runway at Heathrow. As Chair of the Transport Committee I am looking forward to scrutinising these proposals. As a constituency MP I will continue to make the case that Heathrow could be better, an

‘‘I was horrified by the attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester yesterday.  This took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish Calendar, and comes when Jewish people up and down the country will have been attending synagogue.   My thoughts are with the victims and their families, and I know that this will be an extremely difficult time for them and for the whole Jewish community here in the UK.   I know that the Prime Minister chaired