John Howell MP

John Michael Howell is a British Conservative politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley, having won the seat in the 2008 Henley by-election. John is also the Chairman of the Industry and Parliament Trust which arranges discussions and secondments for MPs with industry, Government Champion for Neighbourhood Planning, a Vice-Chairman of Conservative Friends of Israel and a Trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. Early in his parliamentary career John took an interest in planning and was the originator of "Open Source Planning", a paper which inspired the reform of the planning system. As a Member of the Justice Select Committee John pursued ways to making the legal system more accessible especially through mediation rather than court cases. John has been admitted as an Associate into the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in recognition of his work, enabling him to practice in this area should he wish to do so.