On 20th March, John was delighted to open the 4th Winslow Beer Festival. The Festival is now firmly established as an annual event and enjoys good support from the local community.

John was delighted to attend a parliamentary lunch last week with the civil rights activist and former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Jesse Jackson.

John Bercow supports a Bill to ratify international agreements which includes the sanctioning of the new Red Crystal symbol for use in conflicts where the existing Red Cross or Red Crescent is not acceptable.

John Bercow calls on the international community to address the shortfall in the number of peacekeeping troops in Darfur and improve logistical support to prevent the humanitarian situation worsening - especially since the recent expulsion of aid agencies. He also calls for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN humanitarian boss John Holmes to visit the region.

John Bercow calls for a debate on the Centre for Social Justice report, “Locked Up Potential”, which calls for an increased focus on education, training and rehabilitation.

John Bercow, who is a member of the Committee on Arms Export Controls, raises India's track record of heavy arms sales to Burma during a debate on the Committee's report to Parliament.

John Bercow has written to the Department for Transport and to the Highways Agency urging them to give the go-ahead to this new road which will help to alleviate traffic on the A4146 in the villages of Edlesborough, Dagnall and Northall.

John Bercow supports retention of a clause which removes the so-called Waddington free speech amendment of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.

John Bercow welcomes the Government's proposals to set up joint commissioning pathfinders to test ways services are provided for children and young people with speech, language and communications needs but calls for these proposals to be taken foward quickly and also extended to other areas.

During a debate on the Green Paper: “Rights and Responsibilities: developing our constitutional framework”, John Bercow calls for the House of Commons to appoint the members of Select Committees that are set up to scrutinise the Executive, rather than the current situation where the members are appointed by the Executive itself.