Since my last update, I have launched a joint campaign with Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, Lisa Townsend, tokeep our streets safe with better street lighting where residents walk home at night. Find out how you can get involved below.
As our petition to stop Sadiq Khan from expanding the ULEZ to the border with Elmbridge enters its fourth week, we need your help to oppose the Mayor of London's plans to charge Elmbridge residents £12.50 a day for driving into Greater London.
Ahead of the coronation of King Charles III, I've launched a special coronation card competition for schools and children to take part in. The winning design will be sent to His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort to send them the best wishes of everyone across Esher and Walton constituency.
From switching more streetlights on in residential areas, to providing better CCTV coverage in public spaces, we want to hear your thoughts on how we can better protect local residents from crime.
If you are a constituent and know a street or public area that could benefit from streetlights remaining on – or any other safety measures - please fill out my survey to let me know your views.
The London Assembly Lib Dems are backing the Mayor’s tax on drivers, with only the Conservatives voting against plans to expand ULEZ right up to the border of Esher and Walton constituency.
I still need your help to campaign against the ULEZ expansion. Add you name to the petition below.
This May, we will come together to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and The Queen Consort. To mark this historic occasion, I am launching Esher and Walton’s Coronation Card Competition!
I have written to all schools across Esher and Walton constituency inviting them to take part and would also welcome designs from anyone in the constituency. If you would like to take part, all you need to do is design a card on an A4 piece of paper. You can return your design either by post or scan to email by 27 March 2023.
Post: Dominic Raab MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Please do remember to include your full name and address with your entry.
The winning design will be sent to His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort to send them the best wishes of everyone across Esher and Walton constituency.
As your local MP, your views and priorities are important to me.
I am trying to get around and speak with as many of you as possible, but if I have not yet managed to speak to you, I would still like to hear your views on local priorities.
Please do take a minute to fill out my 2023 Residents' Survey below.
I recently stopped by the Cecil Hepworth Playhouse to catch up with Trustee, Janet Turner, following the award of £50,000 of government funding under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which I secured last July.
It's fantastic to see our local campaign, with government funding and a fabulous community behind it, has successfully protected our local heritage for future generations to enjoy.
Welcoming Rowan Prep School to Parliament
It was a pleasure to meet with Year 6 pupils from Rowan Prep School in Parliament last week for a Q&A following their tour.
Thank you to the students and teachers for coming up!
Pop-up surgery in The Heart, Walton
My latest pop-up surgery took place in The Heart in Walton last Friday. Thank you to everyone who took the time to chat with me.
I hold regular advice surgeries across the constituency. If you are a constituent and would like to see me at one of my appointment surgeries, please get in touch with me at the details below.
Raising the legal age of marriage to 18 in England and Wales to crack down on forced marriages which can cause lasting damage to children. Those found guilty of arranging child marriages now face sentences of up to 7 years in prison.
Establishing a new Independent Public Advocate to support victims after major disasters. For the first time in England and Wales, a specialist panel will provide dedicated support to survivors and the bereaved families of major disasters like Hillsborough, the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower disaster.
Meeting with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Karim A. A. Khan KC, ahead of the UK leading an international conference in support of the ICC’s war crimes investigations. We are doing all we can to help ensure those responsible for atrocities in Ukraine are held to account.
Rolling out the first ‘Rapid Deployment Cells’ to boost prison capacity. The 48 new units at HMP Norwich are the first of 1,000 Rapid Deployment Cells being rolled out at 18 prison sites across the country, helping to quickly create extra capacity across the prison system while longer-term expansion is underway.
