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
Government sets out new plan to protect leaseholders and make industry pay for the cladding crisis 12th January 2022 I welcome the Government's recent announcement of plans to require industry to pay to remove dangerous cladding from buildings – protecting leaseholders from... Articles
New measures announced to keep women and girls safe and support domestic abuse victims 5th January 2022 Yesterday we announced new measures to keep women and girls safe and to support domestic abuse victims, putting victims’ voices at the heart of our decisions... Articles
Getting into the Christmas spirit at Colchester Zoo 18th December 2021 I had the fortunate opportunity to meet some residents at Colchester Zoo to get into the Christmas Spirit! It was a pleasure to meet Ronnie - one of Colchester... Articles
Update on progress made during the final Hythe Taskforce meeting of 2021 17th December 2021 I was pleased to Chair the final meeting of the Hythe Taskforce of 2021, and I am motivated to keep the momentum up on the responsible authorities to fix the... Articles
Announcing the extension of the Period Products Scheme for schools 17th December 2021 During Ruth Cadbury MP's debate on period products in schools, I was delighted to highlight the extension of the popular Department for Education scheme as the... Articles
Jumbo regeneration plan unveiled 17th December 2021 It is absolutely brilliant news that an agreement has been reached for Colchester Building Preservation Trust to lease Jumbo, Colchester's iconic water tower... Articles
Visiting North Hill Dental's new dental practice on Layer Road 17th December 2021 I was delighted to meet with Dr Sedani at North Hill Dental on Layer Road to look around their new dental practice, discuss their future plans, and learn about... Articles
£141 million boost to East of England's economy from new free trade agreement with Australia 17th December 2021 The UK has signed an historic trade agreement with Australia, our first ‘from scratch’ since leaving the EU, setting new global standards in digital and... Articles
Middlewick Ranges Update 14th December 2021 For further information of residents interested, please find below a copy of my response to an invitation to join a Local Planning Committee meeting with... Articles