Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, has called for a “fair deal for nurses” after a listening event with local nurses arranged by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). In the meeting, some of Oxfordshire’s MPs heard about nurses’ experiences during the pandemic, and the severe stresses and strains they’re experiencing.

Layla said the 1% pay rise and staffing shortages were “completely unacceptable” and said nurses were being “overworked and undervalued”. She was told that a significant proportion of nurses were considering leaving the profession and that many weren’t aware of any counselling or support services they could access to deal with grief and other issues during the pandemic.

Layla Moran has tabled a motion in the Commons calling on the Government to recognise the importance of independent bookshops and take more action to support them, as Independent Bookshop Week comes to a close.

Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, this morning in the House of Commons, urged Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to fund more active travel initiatives, including the B4044 strategic cycle link, “given our desire to achieve zero carbon Oxfordshire by 2050”.

Responding to the news that the Liberal Democrats have won the parliamentary seat of Chesham and Amersham from the Conservatives, Layla Moran MP said: “The Liberal Democrats have secured a stunning victory in Chesham and Amersham. The Blue Wall is beginning to crumble, and voters are making it clear that they won’t be taken for granted by the Conservatives anymore. 

Layla Moran has called on Boris Johnson at PMQs to back Oxfordshire’s hospitality sector by introducing a Covid Recovery Visa so that hoteliers and others can “make the most of the summer season”. After asking her question at PMQs on Wednesday (16th June) Layla said she was “incredibly disappointed” on behalf of the industry that the Prime Minister “failed to fix a problem of his own making.”

This Carers Week the Layla Moran MP and her Liberal Democrat colleagues are calling on the Government to provide emergency funding to give carers a break from dramatically increased caring responsibilities during the Covid pandemic.

More than 10,300 people in Oxford West and Abingdon are looking after elderly, disabled, or vulnerable people. Data from Carers UK shows 64% of carers have not been able to take any sort of a break during the pandemic.

Layla Moran has met with Rebecca Pow MP, the Flooding Minister, together with Defra and Environment Agency officials, to discuss flooding in her constituency and press them to do more to protect Oxfordshire residents in the future.

Layla Moran has urged G7 health ministers to donate vaccines to close the coronavirus vaccine gap, support intellectual property and technology sharing and protect health aid spending as they begin two days of talks in the city from Thursday 3 June.

In a letter to the health ministers of each G7 nation, including Matt Hancock, Layla said that the Oxford health meetings “could mark a turning point in the global fight against coronavirus”, urging them to “seize this opportunity” and take steps to help vaccinate people in developing nations.

Following the publication yesterday of the CQC's report on Botley Medical Centre, I wanted to update my constituents on the situation:

Layla Moran MP has welcomed the news of the launch of Oxford University's Pandemic Sciences Centre. Layla said: “I really welcome the news that Oxford University has launched the Pandemic Sciences Centre. It’s so important that we do everything we can to learn lessons from this pandemic, and bringing together academic research, the private sector, and public health bodies in this way will make a real difference.