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 …
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 …
The A12 is one of the major strategic economic corridors facilitating trade within and across Essex. Since being elected in as Witham’s Member of Parliament I have campaigned for this road to be improved along with the A120 and the Great Eastern Main Line to facilitate growing demands, improve safety …
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 …
This week, Witham MP Priti Patel met with the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, to raise various issues affecting health services across the Witham constituency and seek assurances that these will be addressed. The Government published its NHS Long Term Plan earlier this month and Priti has welcomed additional funding …
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 …
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 …
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Government to intervene to end the delays with the A12 widening scheme. The Government committed to fund the scheme to widen the A12 between Chelmsford and Marks Tey through the Witham constituency back in 2014 and following a consultation in 2017 on …