Local MP Priti Patel was pleased to ‘serve’ Witham with ‘ace’ news
Local MP Priti Patel was pleased to serve Witham with ace news. The UK Government and the LTA Tennis Foundation will invest £5,550,00 to transform park tennis courts in Witham. This funding is part of a new scheme through the LTA Tennis Project which aims to vastly improve local tennis …
Standing up for funding for Witham
Recently, Witham’s MP Priti Patel stood up for better funding for local councils in the Witham constituency. Local councils provide vital services everyday. From bin collections to highway repairs and social care services for adults and children with the most complex needs. They provide the frontline services that many people …
Priti welcomes funding for pioneering new nature project at Old Hall Marshes, Tolleshunt D’Arcy
Local MP, Priti Patel has welcomed the news that Old Hall Marshes in Tolleshunt D’Arcy will be part of a pioneering new nature project aimed at developing a saltmarsh code to support habitat restoration activities. The successful application made, by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, involves four sites …
Local MP is ‘thrilled’ by news of £890,700 National Lottery heritage grant for Maldon’s Museum of Power
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham has expressed her delight at the news that the Museum of Power in Langford, Maldon will be receiving a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £890,700 for its Powering Forward project. The project will make major improvements to the visitor offer at the Museum …
Priti welcomes new funding for safe return of our High Streets
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has warmly welcomed new funding announced by the Ministry of Communities, Housing and Local Government to help support the safe return of businesses reopening in high streets and seaside resorts across the East of England as Coronavirus restrictions start to ease in the weeks and …
Priti calls for better funding for Essex
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Treasury to review funding made available for schools, health services and the police in Essex as part of the forthcoming comprehensive spending review which sets multi-year spending parameters. Funding per capital from central government for those services is lower than in other …
Priti calls on Government to fund councils in Essex
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Government to look at rebalancing resources towards local councils in Essex during a debate on local authority funding in Parliament [15 January 2019]. During the debate Priti commended the innovation seen in local councils and highlighted the demographic pressures facing Essex County …
Priti Patel MP welcomes SEND funding boost for Essex
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has welcomed the Government’s announcement that Essex will receive over £6 million of additional funding to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Last month, the Government announced that £250 million will be given to local councils up to 2020 to …
Priti welcomes police funding increases
Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed an increase in funding for Essex Police announced by the Government. Total resources for Essex Police will rise by nearly £23m from £275.9m to £298.8m, and will include central government grants, funding support to assist with pensions related increases and changes to the precept. …
Witham MP welcomes funding for ambulance service
Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed a funding boost for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) which will mean an increase in the number of staff and ambulances over the next three years. EEAST is set to receive over £25m in funding in the years up to …