Witham MP Priti Patel held a debate in Parliament today [6 March 2019] on transport infrastructure in Essex. During the debate she highlighted to the Government the importance to the economy of investing in new infrastructure in Essex. Priti spoke of the need to end the delays to the A12 …
Witham MP Priti Patel and the Essex Chambers of Commerce hosted a meeting in Parliament [4 March 2019] for the County’s businesses to meet Housing Minister Kit Malthouse MP. The Minister attended a meeting of the Essex Business, Transport and Infrastructure Forum (EBTIF) where he gave an overview of the …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, chaired a meeting of the Essex Chambers of Commerce Business, Transport and Infrastructure Forum on Monday evening with the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling MP, as guest speaker [4 February 2019]. The meeting was well attended by a number of Essex businesses and the …
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Prime Minister to negotiate the removal of the backstop and other changes to the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union. Speaking during the House of Commons debate on the action the Government should take following the vote against the Withdrawal Agreement earlier …
Witham MP Priti Patel has asked the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to exercise his powers to call-in the current planning application for the Rivenhall Incinerator. Speaking in the House of Commons [28 January 2019], Priti highlighted to the Secretary of State that the original planning …
Witham MP and Chair of the Great Eastern Mainline Rail Taskforce Priti Patel has called for increased investment in rail infrastructure in Essex and the East of England. Priti was speaking during a debate in Parliament where she highlighted the benefits of new investment in upgrading and improving rail services. …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment this week, pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today. Sunday 27 …
This evening I voted against the UK Government and the EU’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement at the conclusion of the meaningful vote debate which took place in the House of Commons. Voting against the Government is not a decision that I take lightly and I gave this very careful consideration. I …
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 …
Witham MP Priti Patel has spoken in support of the positive future the UK has outside of the European Union during the debate on the Brexit Deal negotiated by the UK Government and the EU. Priti reiterated that she would not be supporting the proposed deal as it does not …