Witham MP Priti Patel has raised local concerns with the proposed closures of ticket offices at four stations in her constituency. Under proposals consulted on in the summer, Greater Anglia have proposed closing the ticket offices at Hatfield Peverel, Witham, Kelvedon and Marks Tey stations. Priti, who has been in …
Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed the decision taken by councillors on Maldon District Council’s North Western Area Planning Committee to refuse the planning application for 50 dwellings on a site off of Church Road, Wickham Bishops. Priti has been working with local residents and the Parish Council opposed to …
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, was delighted to visit the team at local travel management company Inntel Travel Ltd, based at Threshelfords Business Park in Feering, and to meet with company chief executive Douglas O’Neill. Inntel Travel, which was founded in 1984 by James O’Neill, was one …
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on justice ministers to use the forthcoming Victims’ Bill to introduce new measures to improve compensation for victims of crime. Speaking during questions in the House of Commons to justice ministers, Priti referred to a case where a constituent suffered life changing injuries but …
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, joined a special visit to Chatten Free School, the specialist school for children and young people in Witham who are severely affected by autism and learning difficulties, with staff from local dental equipment firm SPS Dental. The team at SPS Dental have …
Witham MP Priti Patel has praised Colchester City Council and Essex County Council for their work supporting the resettlement of dozens of Afghan families who had been evacuated from Afghanistan. During questions in the House of Commons to Defence Ministers, Priti referred to the assistance given to over 200 Afghan nationals hosted in …
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on Maldon District Council to reject a planning application for a large and unsuitable housing development on a site off of 9 Church Road, Wickham Bishops. The outline planning application for up to 50 dwellings is due to be considered by the Council’s North …
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Government to do “everything possible” to address the RAAC concerns affecting schools in the Witham constituency and in Essex. Speaking on Wednesday in the House of Commons at Prime Minister’s Question Time and during a debate on the safety of school buildings, …
Witham MP Priti Patel has pressed the Immigration Minister to answer questions about the length of time the Government is planning to use the Wethersfield site for and over the funding being provided to local authorities. Following reports over the summer that the Home Office was planning to use the …
Witham MP Priti Patel has visited and inspected the sea wall in Tollesbury with representatives from the Environment Agency (EA) and the Essex Coast Organisation Ltd (ECO). Priti met with the EA’s Area Director, Graham Verrier; Technical Specialist, John Lindsay; Dave Simpson, Field Team Leader; and Joe Rogers, Catchment Engineer, …