MP’S UPDATE FOR BRENTFORD AND ISLEWORTH RESIDENTS

JULY 2022

 

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POLICING: Residents in a road in Osterley held a public meeting after
suffering months of antisocial behaviour, drug dealing and assaults which
came to a head with an arson attack. Councillors and local police have been
working together to try to tackle the issue, but their efforts are
hamstrung because there are just are not enough police officers to do
regular patrols in hotspots. However they have managed to get temporary
CCTV coverage.

In June I twice challenged the Policing Minister in the Chamber on the
Tories' handling of Policing. A decade of cuts to Policing across the
country has led to a loss of 20,000 police officers. With many experienced
officers having left it now means that many residents feel unprotected.

The damming Inspection Report that put the Metropolitan Police Service into
Special Measures was released in June. I welcomed the report and its
recommendations given the appalling incidents of misogyny, racism, and
plain inefficiency that we have grown sadly all too used to. Mayor Sadiq
Khan gave Cressida Dick time to address the problems, but she left when
there was no improvement. Despite the sense of public duty that thousands
of London's police officers have, they have been let down by poor
leadership, lack of resources and an acceptance of poor behaviour by a few
of their colleagues.

However the Met is not unique in having serious challenges; five other
forces in England are in special measures. Despite the sectarian attack the
Government Minister, Kit Malthouse, made in the Chamber against London
Mayor Sadiq Khan, four of those forces are led by Conservative elected
Police Commissioners. Weaknesses in policing are a national problem and I
challenged Kit Malthouse to back Labour's calls for a complete overhaul by
the Home Office of police vetting, training, whistleblowing policies and
misconduct proceedings.

 

MY PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITY IN JUNE

* At DWP questions I called on the Government to consider increasing
direct support through universal credit to tackle the cost-of-living crisis
* I also challenged the DWP Secretary, Terese Coffey about the cost of
living, describing the feelings of an experienced NHS worker who was
struggling to make ends meet despite being on a middling income
* In a debate on the collapse of Football Index I described the
experience of constituents who had lost thousands after investing in FI.
Across the UK over £124 million was taken from customers. I urged the
Government to improve the regulation for betting and financial firms to
ensure that this never happens again
* At the 2nd reading of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill I spoke up
on behalf of residents' associations OWGRA and Brentford Voice who had said
the Bill would allow the Government and developers to override local plans
when applications for new developments are made
* In the debate on Social Housing and Building Safety held 5 years since
the Grenfell fire I warned the Government that the building safety crisis
isn't over and many residents still face life-changing bills, are unable to
sell their homes and face huge pressure on their mental health
* The Environmental Audit Committee report on water regulator OFWAT's
strategic priorities was brought to the House. I warned that water
companies like Thames Water as well as the regulator, need to do more to
clean up our waterways and to protect residents. I condemned Thames Water
for dumping two billion litres of sewage into the Thames over two days, and
the inadequate plans to address this
* At Trade Questions, from the front bench, I called on the Government to
reform the Energy Charter Treaty to remove the protections which allow
fossil fuel companies to sue governments who try to decarbonise their
economy
* When the Government launched its report on the Private Rented Sector, I
asked why a code of conduct for Letting Agents was not being considered
* At Transport Questions I criticised the Government for removing the
plug-in grant which lets residents get free access to electric vehicle
parking. It's interesting to see that Norway is way ahead of the UK on the
proportion of hybrid and EVs being used
* I wrote to the Attorney General to follow up my question to her in May
that she didn't answer on behalf of women with violent ex-partners who
continue to be let down because the Police, Courts, Prison and Probation
Services don't communicate with each other. Still waiting ….
* I got a template response from the Government to my letter asking that
outlawing transgender conversion therapy be included in the awaited
Conversion Therapy Bill (an issue that the Prime Minister has u-turned
several times on).
* I'm also still waiting for a substantive response from South West
Railways over the post-Covid timetable

The parliamentary Bike Ride was back for the first time after Covid; a
wonderful opportunity for parliamentarians and people from the Active
Travel world to meet up. We were hosted by the Dutch Embassy and their
Church Centre in the City for the start, and rode Teir bikes along the
mainly segregated cycle route to Westminster

I hosted an event in Parliament for Vision Zero- the TFL campaign to end
all deaths & serious injuries on London's roads. We heard from Mandy about
her own personal experience after her daughter was killed on Brixton Hill.
The UK has made progress in reducing the number of road deaths, but there
is still so much more we can do- whether in the criminal justice system, or
transport network.

 

COMMUNITY UPDATE

I joined disabled residents at the Sri Singh Sabha Gurdwara Culture and
Diversity Celebration organised by Ashi Dhillon of Disability Network
Hounslow

The gates at the start of the Promenade to Dukes Meadows in Chiswick have
recently been restored, with local children helping the blacksmiths and
learning about this historic craft. Led by the Dukes Meadows Trust, funding
for the project came from The Heritage of London Trust, the Ironmongers
Company and Hounslow Council

Wellington Day Centre in Hounslow celebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
with songs from the home country, sung beautifully by regular club members

Borough Fire Commander Peter Clark briefed me about the London fire
Brigade's Community Risk Management Plan [7] which is open for consultation
until the 25th July. The LFB want the views of local residents especially
from those who don't normally get involved such as those living in housing
estates, disabled people and those from black Asian and other minority
communities.

West Thames College's Awards evening was a truly inspiring event where the
achievements of so many students was celebrated. I really valued how the
awards went not necessarily for student with the highest marks, but to
those who had overcome adversity, supported other students or made huge
improvements in their studies during their course.

Brentford Canal Festival celebrated Brentford's canal and river heritage,
with water based activities, plus music and arts on three sunny venues
around the town; a wonderful event organised by the Canal & River Trust and
Brentford Voice

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phone: 020 8581 3646 or Write: Ruth Cadbury MP House of Commons, London
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include relevant reference numbers.

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