Department of Health and Social Care Oral Questions Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 I'm passionate about ensuring the UK's Life Sciences Sector flourishes. Today I asked Minister of State for Health (and my successor) for a progress update on commercial clinical trial recruitment. I was delighted to hear that monthly average recruitment into commercial clinical trials is nearly 5 times the figure it was in June 2023. Great progress but more work to do to ensure the UK is the #1... Articles
World Book Day 7th March 2024 Happy World Book Day! Reading is a hugely important part of young people's development and reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s... Articles
Spring Budget 2024 6th March 2024 Today the Chancellor made his Spring Budget Statement in the House of Commons and I was really pleased that he confirmed that the Household Support Fund, which... Articles
Wine Duty Westminster Hall Debate 5th March 2024 Yesterday I secured a debate in Westminster Hall on wine excise duty after Majestic (who have a large branch in Colchester) contacted me raising their concerns... Articles
Department of Health and Social Care Oral Questions 5th March 2024 My question to the Health Secretary today welcoming news of a deal with consultants unions which they will now put to their members with a recommendation to... Articles
£500,000 investment in The Mercury Theatre 19th February 2024 In 2020 the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities launched the Getting Building Fund, which is a £900m programme which aims to deliver jobs... Articles
World Cancer Day 16th February 2024 This year I marked World Cancer Day at a special Cancer Research UK event at Westminster focussed on improving cancer survival in the UK. I had valuable... Articles
Visit to Colchester Town House 9th February 2024 It was great to visit Colchester Townhouse, Essex Youth Service today, spanning across three floors, it makes for a fantastic venue that already hosts a variety... Articles
Visit to Level Best Art Cafe 9th February 2024 It is always such a joy to visit Level Best Art Café on St Johns Street and today's visit was no exception. Level Best provides high-quality enterprise training... Articles
Visit to DGSL 9th February 2024 It is always a pleasure to pop in and see Gareth from DGSL at 14 Lion Yard Colchester. Gareth offers a range of cleaning and touch up services for trainers... Articles