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 was due to end this month will continue at its current level for another 6 months.
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.
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 accept.
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, skills and infrastructure across England.
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 activities for young people.
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, handbags and leather shoes. He is brilliant at what he does and this local business is going from strength to strength.
Always a pleasure to visit Steve at Colchester Canoe Club which is going from strength to strength. However, the recent collapse of the weir at Middle Mill has caused significant water level issues making using the river difficult.
It was brilliant to visit Changing Lives Community Services new premises on Crouch Street today. A huge improvement on the previous site with more space and much closer to the city centre.
