There is an informal drop-in session to hear from Norfolk County Council’s Highways team about the roadworks in Harleston.
It’s this Wednesday, 3-5pm at The Swan Hotel. I would encourage anyone interested to attend.
Delighted to join Harleston Country Market to celebrate their 50th anniversary yesterday at King George's Hall. It's one of the oldest Country Markets, showcasing a fantastic range of local businesses, from cakes and flowers to jewellery and handmade toys.
The Government cannot simply promise that BDA contract reform will fix this. It must be backed by proper funding for NHS orthodontic and wider dentistry services, along with effective workforce planning. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is clearly unacceptable that children are having to wait up to four years for NHS orthodontic treatment.
A shortage of orthodontists, Covid backlogs, and long-standing NHS funding gaps drive this.
As we face a second energy shock driven by global wars in recent years, we also need long-term solutions, particularly better support to help far more people benefit from a move to renewable energy.
Rural communities are the hardest hit by this energy crisis. Heating oil prices have doubled or more. The Government must do more, including a price cap on heating fuel.
I asked what the Govt's ambition is for access to NHS dentistry. Sadly, the Minister did not answer my question.
Of course, we need dental contract reform & training places. But if we are serious about NHS dentistry being accessible to everyone, the Govt's ambition has got to be much greater.
If you have a local issue you would like me to take up, or if you would like me to visit your organisation, as several people asked today, please do get in touch.
It was great to be at Morrison’s in Diss, holding an open surgery, where people could come and talk about the issues affecting them. From potholes and the need to improve bus services to restoring our rural health services.
Average wages in Mid Suffolk are £5,500 lower than the national average.
That is why Cllr Andrew Stringer and Mid Suffolk District Council secured £16 million in funding to build a new skills centre, helping the community to gain skills, access better jobs, and earn higher wages.
Pleased to be out supporting Ed Gillespie in Needham.
Ed is passionate about our community and has a great track record in the environment sector. I know he'll be a strong voice for East Depwade if elected onto Norfolk County Council. @sngreenparty.bsky.social
Great to be out again in the Wortham area with Cllr Rowland Warboys. Rowland has been an amazing district Councillor over the last 7 years, listening and responding to local needs. Rowland is standing on 7 May to be your County Councillor for Hartismere.
Management of water is an ever growing issue in a severely water stretched region.
It was great to tour the new Barsham Water Treatment Works site with Essex and Suffolk Water. Due for completion later this year, it will play an essential role in improving water resilience in the town of Bungay and across East Anglia.
From left to right: Alice Macdonald MP, Jerome Mayhew MP, Steff Aquarone MP and Adrian Ramsay MP, standing holding a giant toothbrush in front of a giant mouth and teeth: a promotional photograph taken n support of the UEA's bid to secure dentistry training placements.
I’m thrilled that after years of campaigning 25 dental students are now going to be training at UEA every year to provide some of the new dentists so desperately needed in the East. We now need the government to put in place the funding & contract reform needed to restore NHS dentistry.
Great to be out again in Halesworth with Cllr Annette Dunning. She has been getting a fantastic response on the doors, a real reflection of all the work she has done in the past five years.
That means taxing excess profits & reinvesting the revenue to support communities, while accelerating the transition to renewables to build a more secure, affordable future.
As energy prices rise again & the cost of living crisis accelerates, the Govt must act to protect households & businesses, not leave them exposed when the price cap changes in July.
I’ve joined fellow MPs & 40 organisations urging the PM to tax windfall profits because of the war in Iran. No company should profit from conflict while people face rising bills.
They are particularly interested in the experiences of people who have considered or taken out student loans.
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Have you ever taken out a student loan?
Parliament's Treasury Committee, which scrutinises the Treasury & its policies, is conducting a survey on student loans.
They are seeking input to help inform their scrutiny of the student loans system and the taxation of graduates.
Elected Greens have a track record of being hardworking local representatives, and Sally will be the same if elected as county councillor for Hoxne and Eye area
It was great to be out knocking on doors in Eye with Councillor Lucy Elkin and county council candidate Sally Mittuch.
Lucy is fantastic councillor - her work to bring a post office back to Eye (opening this spring) will make a huge difference locally.
I’ve written to the Secretary of State, calling on the Government to step in.
Farms are already operating within tight margins, and the sudden increase in fuel and fertiliser costs has added significant pressure. There is a clear case for targeted, short-term support to help farmers manage these immediate cost pressures.
Let's be clear: in rural Suffolk the Green Party is the party best placed to stop Reform.
Great to be out in Bungay and Halesworth again last week.
It's wonderful to see the GP surgery expansion in Bungay, made possible by funding secured by Green councillors who work hard to make a real difference locally.
Green councillors have a track record of listening and getting things done.
Large corporate farms are already squeezing out ordinary farmers. Allowing more factory farms will mean more river pollution, more environmental damage and more animals in cruel conditions. Government should be halting the trend towards more mega farms, not encouraging it.
