UPDATES — Monica Harding

The Government rise in employer NI contributions on GPs and Hospices

Raising the issue of the Government rise in employer NI contributions on GPs and Hospices

Sewage and Water in Esher and Walton

My Prime Minister Question on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

My Prime Minister Question on SEND

International Development - Lebanon, Gaza and Sudan

International Development update on Lebanon, Gaza and Sudan

My Response to the Budget

My response to the Budget

My Maiden Speech

Making my Maiden Speech in Parliament

Joining the Liberal Democrat Frontbench: International Development

I am delighted to be joining the Liberal Democrat Frontbench as International Development Spokesperson.

Overstay boats on the Thames - an update

This is my latest update on the overstay boats on the Thames - I am pleased action has been taken.

EnvironmentMonica HardingOctober 4, 2024Liberal DemocratsEsher and Walton

My First Three Questions in Parliament

In September, I asked my first three Questions in Parliament.

My Response to the Government's Planning Reforms

I wrote a response to the Government's Planning Reforms.

EnvironmentMonica HardingOctober 3, 2024Liberal DemocratsEsher and Walton, Elmbridge

Overstay boats on the Thames

The problem of overstay boats moored illegally along our patch of the River Thames from Thames Ditton, through Molesey down to Walton has blighted residents’ enjoyment of the river for a long time. Local businesses and clubs using the river have also been affected.

EnvironmentMonica HardingAugust 27, 2024Liberal DemocratsEsher and Walton

Looking after Esher and Walton’s Children and Young People

One of my first actions as MP was to write to the new Government Ministers about school funding, SEND funding and Children and Young People’s Mental Health. You can see my letters here. I have also written to the Leader of Surrey County Council about SEND provision in Surrey.

EducationMonica HardingAugust 23, 2024Liberal DemocratsEsher and Walton

Clarifying Government position on Heathrow Third Runway

I have written to the Minister for Transport alongside fellow MPs asking for clarification of her position on a third runway at Heathrow:

Environment, TransportMonica HardingJuly 30, 2024Liberal DemocratsEsher and Walton

Demanding Better Trains

Our family uses the trains each day - to get to work and school - from Thames Ditton and Esher stations - into London and out to Weybridge. Like you, I experience the constant delays and cancellations - which often leaves my children stranded because the trains taking them to and from school aren’t running.

Lib Dems set out legal right to timely cancer care as figures show over 500 patients are waiting more than two months to start treatment at the two main hospitals serving Esher and Walton

The Liberal Democrats have called for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral, as part of a plan to boost survival rates and improve treatment for those affected by the disease.

General Election 2024, NHSMonica HardingJune 13, 2024Liberal DemocratsEsher and Walton

Liberal Democrats call for protected status for rivers in Esher and Walton after sewage dumped 129 times in 2023

The Liberal Democrats have called for a new protected status for local rivers and marine protected areas, after shocking figures reveal that Thames Water dumped sewage 129 times in Esher and Walton in 2023.

6,725 children on mental health waiting lists in Surrey Heartlands as Lib Dems pledge a mental health professional in every school

6,725 children and young people in Surrey Heartlands are on mental health waiting lists with average waits of 189 days, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.

92% of burglary cases go unsolved in Elmbridge as Lib Dems call for police response guarantee

Elmbridge’s Liberal Democrats will today (28th May) announce their plans for a Burglary Response Guarantee as new data uncovered by the party reveals the shocking scale of unsolved burglaries in local areas across England and Wales.

£56m mortgage bombshell in Elmbridge as over 10,000 households forced to remortgage last year

Households in Elmbridge who remortgaged last year face a £56.3 million annual mortgage bombshell amidst spiralling interest rates following Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget, new research by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.

Lib Dems warn National Service plan would see cuts to vital services in Surrey after scrapping of £4,762,338 local fund

Lib Dems warn National Service plan would see cuts to vital services in Surrey after scrapping of £4,762,338 local fund.

The Liberal Democrats have warned that the Conservative Party’s plans to spend £2.5 billion on National Service would lead to cuts to vital services across Surrey, including Esher & Walton.

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