At this morning’s meeting of the Cabinet, along with fellow Government ministers, we reviewed the latest available data on the Covid pandemic, and in particular the Omicron variant.
The Government has confirmed that schools across Norfolk will receive £704 million in funding next year, a boost of £53 million as part of the Conservative’s £4 billion increase in spending for schools across the country.
Many constituents have contacted me about the government implementing winter Plan B to tackle the new Omicron virus variant. To assist others this is a quick guide to some of the most common questions asked.
Yesterday the Government announced new measures to slow down the spread of the Omicron Variant in the UK, taking precautionary steps to bolster our wall of defence against this new variant.
The Nationality and Immigration Bill is an important piece of legislation that puts in place measures the Government outlined in our election manifesto. It will introduce our country’s approach to immigration now we are outside the European Union and beholden to a Europe-wide policy.
A big thank you to everyone who took part in my Health Survey publicised in last month’s column. If you missed it, it’s not too late to complete and have your say here or by asking for a paper copy via my constituency office.
From today, we are helping to put on average an extra £1000 into the pockets of lower-income families. This is a result of the changes, announced in the Autumn Budget to the Universal Credit taper rate.
Sadly, every year in England and Wales there are 60 deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. Many thousands end up in Accident and Emergency suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Many of those deaths could be avoided if householders fitted a carbon monoxide detector.
This week is National Flood Week when the Environmental Agency highlights what we as individuals and families can do to prepare ourselves in case of flooding.
There are 5.2 million homes and businesses in England at risk of flooding. Don’t assume it's not you.
