Roger Williams - Campaigns

Rural Areas Need Broadband
Broadband internet access allows high download speeds and provides internet access and phone calls on the same line at the same time. Rural areas have a variety of technical problems that have prevented many people who want broadband from being able to access it. I am campaigning for broadband of speeds of 512 kbits/s to be made available in all areas.


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Published 10th May 2006

MPs Should Declare Membership of Closed Societies
Closed membership societies are groups that are not open to members simply by paying a membership fee; for example, groups where new members can only join after receiving an invitation from existing members. These groups include religious associations such as Opus Dei and the Catenians, as well as the Freemasons, gentleman’s clubs, and some sports clubs like the Marylebone Cricket Club. I am campaigning to add membership of a closed organisation to the register of Members’ interests, so that MPs will have to make public whether or not they belong to one of these organisations, because I believe that it is important that the public can judge MPs’ behaviour based on all the facts. Welsh Assembly Members have to declare membership of these organisations, and I think that Members of the UK Parliament in Westminster ought to be held accountable to the same standards as Members of the devolved administrations.


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Published 8th May 2006

Save Our Phone Boxes
The red phone box is something of a national institution. However, the rise of mobile technology is now threatening this vital public service in towns and cities across the UK.


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Published 4th May 2006

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