Robert has supported the Royal British Legion at an event in Parliament this week.  The event gave MPs the chance to be briefed on work being carried out by the Legion in their constituencies.

During Business Questions, Robert emphasised the importance of infrastructure upgrades occurring before - not after - new homes are built.

During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (13.02.19) Witney MP, Robert Courts, asked the Prime Minister to join him in paying tribute to the RAF’s Tornado jet, which is due to retire from service next month, as well as the crews who have worked with it over the years.

Robert was involved in an important evidence session of the Justice Select Committee, as they questioned expert witnesses including the Minister for Court Services and the Chief Magistrate.

A delegation from West Oxfordshire has presented the case for change, innovation and collaboration to the Minister for Local Government, Rishi Sunak MP.

Robert has attended Rural Vulnerability Day and picked up a copy of a report on rural services. 

Robert recently met with Defence Minister, Tobias Ellwood, alongside Leader of West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC), James Mills, to discuss the redevelopment of the REEMA sites in Carterton.

Robert has welcomed the passage of the 2019/20 Police Grant in Parliament, which means that funding for the police system will increase by up to £970 million next year - the biggest increase since 2010.

Robert has co-authored a paper examining Parliamentary approval for the deployment of our Armed Forces.  The paper, put together by the Society for Conservative Lawyers, argues that military deployments should be announced to the Commons as soon as possible to allow Parliament the opportunity to

Robert has attended a briefing session with representatives from Team Tempest (comprising BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo and MBDA) to receive an update on the programme and the progress of the Combat Air Strategy.