Priti raises pylon concerns in Parliament
Witham MP Priti Patel has used the King’s Speech debate to highlight ongoing local concerns about the National Grid’s plans to impose over 100 miles of pylons and overhead power lines across the East of England, including around 50 more pylons in the Witham constituency. Speaking in the House of …
Priti presses Treasury Minister to support business and reform tax systems
Priti meets with Nigel Huddleston the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to discuss tax reforms, the impact of IR35 on self employment and to make the case for the reintroduction of tax-free shopping.
Priti signs prescription to save pharmacies
Witham MP Priti Patel, met with Leyla Hannbeck, the CEO of the Independent Pharmacy Association and many community pharmacists from across the UK to support the Fight4Pharmacies campaign. During the meeting Priti spoke to pharmacists about the importance of their work in supporting the NHS and GPs, and called on …
Priti hosts Essex businesses in Parliament with Transport Secretary
Witham MP Priti Patel and the Essex Chambers of Commerce hosted a dinner meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Mark Harper MP, in Parliament on Monday [13 May 2024]. Businesses from across Essex joined Priti and the Chambers’ Chief Executive Denise Rossiter to hear from …
Priti secures visit from Farming Minister at the historic Kings Seeds
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, joined Farming Minister Mark Spencer on a visit to local business King’s Seeds, which is based at Monk’s Farm just outside of Kelvedon, on Thursday 2nd May. The visit follows on from Priti’s initial meeting with the business in January, where she …
Priti grills Immigration Minister on Wethersfield
Witham MP Priti Patel has met with the new Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove to discuss the on going issues and local concern about the Wethersfield asylum site. The concerns relate to spiralling operating costs, its impact on local communities and the plans to use the site for another three years, …
Local MP’s meet Ministers over St Peter’s Hospital
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, and Dame Priti Patel, MP for Witham, have met with Andrew Stephenson MP, Minister for Health and Secondary Care, and Helen Whately MP, Minister for Social Care, at the Department of Health to discuss the future of St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon. The meeting followed …
Priti Patel MP robustly opposes the Weathersfield Special Development Order
Witham MP Priti Patel is opposing the Government’s plans to grant itself planning permission to continue to use the former RAF Wethersfield site for large-scale asylum accommodation for another three years. The Government have tabled a Special Development Order (SDO) statutory instrument, which is set to come into force on …
We must push forward with infrastructure in Essex
Priti questions the Secretary of State for Transport regarding the investment in the A12 widening scheme. Priti believes that the scheme will make the road safer, improve journey times and back economic growth in Essex. Some local communities have raised concerns with Priti and in the House of Commons she …
Health and Wellbeing in Essex Westminster Hall Debate
Priti secures a Westminster Hall Debate on Health and Wellbeing in Essex. This is an issue Priti has consistently raised in Parliament, and one which many of her constituents care about as well. Topics raised included, the future of St. Peter’s Hospital, The Lampard Inquiry and Priti’s longstanding campaign for …