COVID RESTRICTIONS DELAY Tuesday, 15 June, 2021 After the Prime Minister's Press Conference about delaying Covid-19 restrictions the Health Secretary made a statement in the House of Commons. I asked him what assessment he made of the extent to which these restrictions are required to protect those who chose not to get protected. I believe continuing restrictions for this reason would be deeply unfair. I was glad to learn that the delay is not... Speeches in Parliament
NEWCASTLE MARKET IS THE REAL DEAL 13th June 2021 I am very glad to see that Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has signed up to the Real Deal Charter. The Charter is a preventative measure to stop rogue... Local News
DONATING SURPLUS VACCINES 11th June 2021 The UK will donate 100 million surplus coronavirus vaccine doses to the world within the next year, and we will be asking fellow G7 nations to make similar... Westminster News
CORONAVIRUS: LESSONS LEARNT INQUIRY 10th June 2021 The Science and Technology Select Committee and Health and Social Care Select Committee are continuing their joint inquiry. Our focus is to identify lessons to... Westminster News
G7 SUMMIT AND NEW ATLANTIC CHARTER 9th June 2021 This year’s G7 Summit has begun in Cornwall. The G7 is a Group of advanced economies consisting of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France... Westminster News
BOUNDARIES REVIEW 9th June 2021 The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) yesterday published their initial proposals for new boundaries of all Parliamentary constituencies in England. The... Local News
WALLEY’S QUARRY – LATEST POSITION 8th June 2021 It is profoundly disappointing, but completely understandable, that the good news of the £23.6m we are getting from the Government’s Towns Fund is being... Local News
TOWN DEAL FUNDING SECURED 8th June 2021 It gives me great pleasure to announce that Newcastle-under-Lyme has been successful in its Town Deal bid and has been awarded an incredible £23.6 million from... Local News
COVID VACCINE UPDATE 6th June 2021 Over 50% of all adults in the UK have received both doses of the vaccine. Another milestone in our vaccine effort delivered by dedicated NHS staff and... Westminster News
TRADE DEAL WITH NORWAY ICELAND & LIECHTENSTEIN 4th June 2021 We have a new trade deal with Norway, Iceland & Liechtenstein covering £21bn of trade. This will boost critical British sectors like digital, slash tariffs on... Westminster News
