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Official correspondence

Here’s a list of official correspondence sent and received in the last 12 months for Vale of White Horse District Council:

8 December 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote a letter to MP Olly Glover requesting an update on the Great Western Park Medical Practice.

3 December 2025: Cllr Leffman responded to Cllr Thomas’s letter on the expression of interest to government.

3 December 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote to Cllr Liz Leffman regarding her Cabinet’s endorsement of Oxfordshire County Council’s expression of interest to government on a Thames Valley Mayoral Strategic Authority.

12 November 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote to Emma Reynolds, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding the South East Strategic Reservoir Option proposal by Thames Water.

7 October 2025: Cllr Thomas received a letter from the Baroness Taylor of Stevenage regarding the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and proposed reforms to planning committees.

3 September 2025: The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage responded to Cllr Thomas’s letter of 15 August regarding Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

19 August 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote to Cllr Leffman urging a swift decision on agreeing Mayoral Strategic Authority geography.

15 August 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote to Angela Rayner regarding proposed reforms to planning committees.

15 August 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote to Sir Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Steve Reed OBE, regarding the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Letters were also sent to local MPs Olly Glover, Layla Moran and Charlie Maynard.

15 August 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote to Network Rail regarding the Botley Road walkway.

15 August 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote to Oxfordshire County Council Leader regarding Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme.

13 May 2025: Council Leader Cllr Thomas wrote to Oxfordshire County Council Leader Cllr Leffman regarding potential MSA geography.

24 March 2025: Council Leaders of West Berkshire Council, South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse Council wrote a joint letter to minister Jim McMahon regarding the proposal for a new Ridgeway Council.

21 February 2025: Cllr Thomas received a response to her letter of 14 January on flooding.

21 February 2025: Council Leader Cllr Thomas and South Oxfordshire District Council Leader Cllr David Rouane wrote a letter to West Berkshire Council Leader Cllr Jeff Brooks.

18 February 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote to Matt Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner with an update on unitary discussion with neighbouring councils.

17 February 2025: Council Leader Bethia Thomas wrote letters to the MPs Layla Moran, Olly Glover and Charlie Maynard updating them on discussions with neighbouring councils on unitarisation.

13 February 2025: Cllr Leffman sent a response to Cllr Thomas’s letter of 11 February.

11 February 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote a letter to Oxfordshire County Council leader Cllr Liz Leffman expressing a preference for Swindon not to join an Oxfordshire strategic authority.

11 February 2025: Cllr Thomas received a letter from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs regarding the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme.

4 February 2025: Anna Burns, Environment Agency responded via email to Cllr Thomas’s letter of 14 January.

24 January 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote a letter to Cllr Liz Leffman, Leader of Oxfordshire County Council regarding potential Mayoral Strategic Authority geographies.

21 January 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote a letter to Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme.

14 January 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote a letter to Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, regarding flooding.

14 January 2025: Cllr Thomas wrote a letter to the chief executive of the Environment Agency regarding flooding.

23 December 2024: Cllr Thomas received a letter from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs about the South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO).

19 December 2024: Cllr Thomas wrote to Cllr Liz Leffman, Leader of Oxfordshire County Council on the subject of local government reorganisation.

If the correspondence you are looking for isn’t on this page please contact executivesupport@southandvale.gov.uk