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The Member of Parliament for Wantage - Check out David's maiden speech below. 👇🏻👇🏻

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The Wantage constituency covers part of the Vale of White Horse and part of South Oxfordshire.

The largest town in the constituency is Didcot, which grew up around the railway when Brunel put his London to Bristol line through Didcot instead of Abingdon.

There are three market towns in the constituency – Wantage, Faringdon and Wallingford. Wantage is famous as the birthplace of King Alfred, while Wallingford has had a Royal Charter since 1155. Faringdon still bears the scars of the English civil war, when its church lost the top of its steeple.

The constituency is overwhelmingly rural in character, with more than 400 farms still in operation. It is marked by the famous White Horse and the ancient Ridgeway runs along its southern border.

The constituency is also one of the most economically dynamic places in the country. Harwell, the birthplace of nuclear power in the UK, now houses some of the most important scientific establishments in the world, including the Diamond Synchrotron, ISIS and ISIS 2. There are numerous world-class businesses based in the constituency, including Williams Formula One, Oxford Instruments and RM plc.

With close links to London, Oxford, Reading and Swindon, there are many commuters who live in the constituency but work elsewhere

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David launches his Local Roads Survey

Since I was elected as your MP in 2019, many local residents have been in touch with me to share their concerns about the condition of ou

David's petition to re-open Grove Station receives 2,127 signatures

Thank you very much to everyone who signed my petition to re-open Grove Station - I'm delighted so many of you did so.

David's Herald article on the Prime Minister's five pledges

Last week brought the great news that inflation has more than halved, meeting the Prime Minister’s pledge to halve it before the end of t

David plants a stake in Parliamentary Garden of Remembrance in honour of the 11EOD and Search Regiment

We are the proud home of the 11 EOD and Search Regiment at Vauxhall Barracks and it was a pleasure to visit again and meet Lt Col Rob Swa

David's Herald article on childcare

Now that I am the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, one of the things I have responsibility for is overseeing the Government

David's Herald article on Israel and Hamas

When I visited Israel last year it was impossible not to be struck by the threat that Israelis live with.

David speaks on the frontbench for the first time in a debate on childcare

General Debate on Support for Childcare and the Early Years 

David asks constituents for their thoughts on the proposal to raise the smoking age

I’ve never smoked.

David launches his Christmas Card Competition

It’s that time again for me to launch my Christmas Card Competition!

David's Herald article on his Pensioner's Fair

Depending on what time you read this on Wednesday (27 September), my Pensioner’s Fair will currently be taking place at the Beacon in Wan

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