The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has called on the Government to support the development of an offshore power grid in East Anglia rather than National Grid’s current plans for pylons to be constructed across the East of England. Speaking during questions to energy ministers in the House of Commons (18th April 2023), Priti highlighted local objections …
Witham MP Priti Patel has spoken in support of local apprentices and thanked businesses who attended her Careers Fair last month during questions to the Secretary of State for Education in the House of Commons on the 17th April 2023. In reply, the Secretary of State Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, praised businesses in …
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, visited a women’s refuge run by Next Chapter in Colchester recently to hear about the experiences of women who have fled domestic violence or abuse in the local area. Next Chapter (formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women’s Refuge) is a domestic abuse charity …
Witham’s Member of Parliament, Priti Patel visited the Museum of Power at Langford on Friday 24th March for a briefing on the ‘Powering Forward Project’. She was joined by Chairman of the Board of Museum Trustees, Roger Griffin, Honorary President, John Lowe and the Museum’s management team, Debbie Thomas and James …
During a debate in the House of Commons (29th March 2023), the Witham MP Priti Patel has raised objections to plans for asylum seekers to be housed at the former air force base at Wethersfield. The rural site, located in the neighbouring Braintree constituency, could be used to accommodate hundreds of …
During a debate on the Probate Service in the House of Commons (28.03.23), Witham MP Priti Patel has asked Justice Minister Mike Freer MP to address the concerns constituents have raised with her about delays in probate applications being processed. Priti said: “Bereaved families in this part of Essex have been …
On 23rd March, at a special ribbon cutting ceremony, the Rt Hon Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, opened a much-needed new classroom at Woodham Walter Primary School, alongside the Chair of the School Council, 11 year old Mia Scholey. The new £100,000 modular classroom was delivered to the School …
Witham MP Priti Patel has been out on the beat with local police in Witham town. She joined Special Sergeant Simon Jesse as he patrolled two miles of local streets. With additional resources for policing, Witham has its own dedicated town policing team, including specials, also backed by the Town …
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has made a series of visits to local schools in her constituency for a new school’s initiative entitled ‘Get Witham Growing’. On Thursday 23rd March, she presented six schools with a ‘growing basket’ containing different types of seeds, some tools and other items to …
Following the success of her re-established Career’s Fair, which took place in July 2022, the Witham MP, Priti Patel, has held a larger event with more international and local employers in attendance at Maltings Academy on Friday 24th March 2023. The Fair was sponsored by Stansted Airport, working in conjunction …