Richard has raised concerns in Parliament about the tensions rising in the Balkans. Since the UK intervened with our allies to stop the genocide in the mid-1990s, there has been an uneasy truce between the three sides in the conflict as they've shared power under the Dayton Agreement.
Richard Holden MP won the ballot for Justice Questions this week and pressed an issue he has been working on since he was elected - cutting drugs in Prisons.
Richard Holden MP planted a Remembrance Cross today in a tribute to all those brave men and women who fought and died in the service of our country during both world wars and subsequent conflicts.
On Monday evening, Richard Holden MP secured a debate in Parliament on the Weardale Railway. He had done so in advance of and without knowledge of the fact the that Chancellor would announce that the feasibility bid for the project would be successful in the budget!
This week Richard Holden spoke on the Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill, which introduces new powers to ensure that police are able to issue on the spot fines for various animal welfare infringements - a good measure because currently often police have to choose between a warning and a full court ca
Richard Holden, Member of Parliament for North West Durham, has spoken out in the House of Commons to support a new Bill to provide more support for women through the menopause..
With deadly Channel crossings daily, Parliament sat late for the second reading of the Nationality and Borders Bill, which passed. Richard Holden, MP, for North West Durham, stood up to back the bill.
Richard Holden MP today asked the Home Office Minister for Women, Victoria Atkins MP, to consider his amendments NC1 and NC2 to end virginity testing and hymenoplasty.
The deadline for submissions of interest for the City of Culture award closed yesterday. County Durham is one of those being considered, following the campaign to bid instead for a County of Culture started by Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham.
