Charles Walker OBE MP

Charles Walker backs calls for the drug Orkambi to be available on the NHS for people with Cystic Fibrosis and urges the Government to encourage pharmaceutical company Vertex and NHS England to find common ground so that a deal can be done. [read more] about Charles Walker backs calls for the drug Orkambi to be available on the NHS for people with Cystic Fibrosis

Charles Walker proposes amendments that would create a new European Statutory Instruments Committee - or ‘sifting committee’ - which would have the job of sifting negative statutory instruments proposed under the Bill by looking at each and recommending which require a debate and a vote in the House of Commons before they became law. [read more] about Charles Walker tables amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill

Charles Walker calls on the Government to ensure that leaving the Commons Fisheries Policy enables us to better manage our sea bass stocks ensuring access for both commercial and recreational fishermen. He also calls on the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to look at proposals to make bass a recreational species only. [read more] about Charles Walker calls for better management of sea bass stocks and access for recreational fishermen

Following an announcement of a consultation on introducing regulation of property agents, Charles Walker calls on the Government to also look at better protecting tenant deposits by letting tenants choose which scheme to use to protect their deposit. [read more] about Charles Walker secures Ministerial meeting to discuss better protection for tenant deposits

Speaking in a debate on proposals to ban letting agent fees to tenants, Charles Walker welcomes moves to landlords to fund searches and referencing and calls on the Government to go further and require independent check-in and check-out so that the person checking the inventory does not have a direct financial involvement. [read more] about Charles Walker calls for greater protection of tenant deposits