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
Meeting the team of young Kickstart Scheme employees at the Mercury Theatre 3rd September 2021 I enjoyed visiting the Mercury Theatre to meet some of their newest team members who have joined as part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Kickstart... Articles
Discussing local financial support at Barclays Colchester 3rd September 2021 During the pandemic, the banking sector worked hand-in-hand with the Government to introduce an unprecedented level of financial support for people and... Articles
Visiting the launch of the Young Essex Assembly Youth Club 3rd September 2021 I had a really fun end to the day at the launch of the Young Essex Assembly Youth Club at the Townhouse Youth Centre. It will be open every Friday 4.30-6.30pm... Articles
Visit to the Royal Mail Colchester Delivery Office 2nd September 2021 There is so much planning and thought that goes into sorting the country's mail, and this was only exacerbated during the pandemic. Moreover, during lockdowns... Articles
Prime Minister visits Merville Barracks 2nd September 2021 Our troops have done heroic work in Afghanistan during Operation PITTING, and many troops are from the 16 Air Assault Brigade in Colchester. It was an honour to... Articles
Time for a military museum here in Colchester? 1st September 2021 Like so many people, this year my family and I went on holiday in the UK and we chose Lincolnshire. We had a really enjoyable time visiting Lincoln, Boston... Articles
New public realm works are underway in Colchester 31st August 2021 It is brilliant to see the new public realm works underway outside the Mercury Theatre and Jumbo. The area is set to be transformed into a public walkway... Articles
Visiting Colchester Pride 28th August 2021 It was great to be at the annual Colchester Pride event at Firstsite, Colchester today to help with the LGBT+ Conservatives stall. The amount of diverse and... Articles
Visiting the Essex Police Control Room 19th August 2021 An interesting and informative visit to the Essex Police Control Room at their HQ in Chelmsford to see first hand their life-saving work. While I was there, I... Articles