Catching up with local entrepreneurs with the Business Secretary Wednesday, 14 April, 2021 It was great to welcome Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to speak at Connect, my local business group, on Friday morning. Connect has been an invaluable way to keep in touch with business owners in Elmbridge throughout the pandemic. The discussion with Kwasi covered construction, up-skilling, energy and innovation, with great questions from local businesses about the route out of the pandemic and... Local News
Supporting Claygate Primary’s plans to renovate swimming pool 5th March 2021 Earlier today I spoke to Brian Howells (Chair of Governors) and Sandra Cunningham (Headteacher) at Claygate Primary School, about their plans to renovate the... Local News
Celebrating World Book Day 4th March 2021 Today is World Book Day – a great opportunity to celebrate the value and fun of reading, and its importance for children and young people. You can watch my... Local News
A Budget to protect businesses and jobs in Elmbridge 3rd March 2021 In the Budget earlier today, the Chancellor set out important measures to protect businesses and jobs in Elmbridge. First, to protect incomes and livelihoods... Westminster News
Funding to support local councils through Coronavirus 3rd March 2021 In recent weeks there have been a number of announcements from government, and decisions by local councils, about the funding that Elmbridge Borough Council... Local News
Over £25m to maintain Surrey’s roads and repair potholes 3rd March 2021 It was good to hear that Surrey will benefit from £25.7m of government funding to maintain our local roads and repair potholes in 2021/22. This funding includes... Local News
New figures show vaccination progress in Elmbridge 2nd March 2021 Last week, the NHS published local data on the vaccination rollout for the first time. It was good to see that, by 21 February, 35,155 Elmbridge residents had... Local News
The ‘Daily Hope’ phone line goes from strength to strength 1st March 2021 It was great to learn that the ‘Daily Hope’ – a free phone line launched last year by the Church of England and Pippa Cramer at Holy Trinity Church in Claygate... Local News
Visit to East Elmbridge vaccination centre 26th February 2021 This morning I visited the East Elmbridge Vaccination Centre, based at Thames Ditton Community Centre. It was great to be able to thank the enthusiastic and... Local News
Update on local vaccine rollout and case numbers 24th February 2021 The latest data shows continued progress in combatting Coronavirus locally. On vaccines, over 250,000 vaccines have now been administered across Surrey... Local News
