Witham MP Priti Patel has met with the Roads Minister Jesse Norman to discuss progress with the A12 Widening Scheme and the dualling of the A120. The meeting also took place on the day when the Government announced over £2.6 million of new funding for Essex County Council out of …
Tourism is the third largest employer across the England, every day supporting 2.6 million jobs and is a major employer of school leavers, young people and entrepreneurs. Promoting tourism week with the Tourism Minister Michael Ellis MP, Priti said ‘ The visitor economy is worth £106 billion a year to …
WWF’s Earth Hour is the world’s biggest movement to protect our planet. Every year hundreds of millions of communities, businesses and landmarks take part in our big switch-off events across the globe. In support of Earth Hour Priti said ‘We are facing a number of environmental threats that are harming …
Footway improvement works which were a condition of the Forest Road development in Rivenhall are now set to be implemented in April following representations from Witham MP Priti Patel. The improvements to the footpath were part of planning conditions for the development but had yet to be implemented. After Priti …
Witham MP Priti Patel was delighted to visit one of Britain’s largest full service dental supplies dealers. The Dental Directory, based on the Freebournes Estate in Witham, supplies 12,000 dental practices and employs over 500 people across the country. Priti, who has previously visited the Dental Directory, said: “I was …
Witham MP Priti Patel has written to the Secretary of State for Transport to call for action to be taken to repair the County’s roads. Following the recent bout of severe weather key strategic roads in Essex, including the A12 and A120, have been damaged as well as local roads. …
Witham MP Priti Patel and Cold Feet actress Fay Ripley have joined forces this March to help Marie Curie provide care and support to more people living with a terminal illness. Priti and long-term Marie Curie supporter Fay were pictured together with Marie Curie Nurses, Victoria Shodeko and Victoria Oluwalogbon, …
Witham MP Priti Patel is reminding residents that they may be eligible for financial support through Cold Weather Payments following the recent poor weather. Recipients of Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseekers’ Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit may be eligible to receive an extra £25 per …
Witham MP and Great Eastern Main Line Rail Taskforce Chair Priti Patel has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to invest in the region’s rail infrastructure in the House of Commons. During questions to Treasury ministers Priti called on the Government to recognise the economic benefits of investing in …
Witham MP Priti Patel has called for investment in the A12, A120 and Great Eastern Main Line to support economic growth and job creation. Speaking during a debate on transport budgets in the House of Commons, Priti highlighted the billions of pounds of additional value that could be added to …