Priti Patel blasts government’s ‘secretive’ five-year plan to house asylum seekers on RAF base
Former home secretary Priti Patel has accused the government of being “secretive about its intentions” to house asylum seekers on a former military base. Ministers claim that accommodating 1,700 migrants at RAF Wethersfield in Essex will be cheaper than hotels, but a leaked Home Office memo showed that “value for …
Priti Patel MP meets Managing Director of Go East Anglia to discuss Hedingham bus service concerns
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, visited the Hedingham Omnibuses depot in Kelvedon on Wednesday 9th August to meet with Mr Gavin Smith, Managing Director of Go East Anglia, to discuss the concerns constituents have raised in recent weeks about the school bus services provided and to visit …
Priti visits Witham Hangout Youth Group
The Member of Parliament for Witham, Priti Patel, has paid a visit to the Witham Youth Hang Out Group (WYHOG) at its latest meet on Wednesday 9th August at the Witham Rugby Club in Spa Road. The youth club, which was formed by volunteers in 2018, is dedicated to providing …
Witham MP presses Health Secretary for update on the statutory inquiry into mental health services in Essex
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has written to the Health Secretary, the Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, for an update on the inquiry into mental health services in Essex, following the announcement that it would be moving to a statutory footing. The independent inquiry into mental health …
Electricity plans run roughshod over communities
Witham MP Priti Patel has raised her concerns over new plans published to change the planning, consultation and cost benefit analysis process for new electricity transmission infrastructure that risk ignoring local impacts and running roughshod over local communities affected. The proposals, published by the Electricity Networks Commissioner Nick Winser, recommend …
Priti raises concerns about the Government’s Extended Producer Responsibility scheme
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has called on the Government to reconsider their proposed regulations as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, following representations from a number of local businesses. The Government is seeking to introduce the extended producer responsibility scheme as part of its …
Priti raises concerns about HMRC performance and customer service levels
Priti Patel, MP for Witham, has raised concerns about the current performance of HMRC and its level of customer service, in a letter to Treasury Ministers, following a number of cases and issues highlighted by constituents due to the closure of the self-assessment helpline until September. HMRC is currently undertaking …
Wethersfield health concerns ignored by Home Office
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Home Office to stop any further asylum seeker arrivals at Wethersfield until they address concerns about health screening arrangements. Since asylum seekers first moved onto the site earlier this month, there have been reports of scabies and TB among the residents, with …
Priti backs Parish Council’s request for a banking hub in Tiptree
Priti Patel MP has backed Tiptree Parish Council’s request for a community banking hub in Tiptree, following the closure of the Barclays Bank and Lloyds Bank branches in the Village. Working in conjunction with Tiptree Parish Council, Priti has given her support to the creation of a banking hub, led …
Priti presents the Chief Scout’s Gold Award to a Silver End Scout
Priti Patel MP, Witham’s Parliamentarian, has presented a Chief Scout’s Gold Award for super-achieving Scouts to Alexander, a Silver End Scout, at their recent meet. The awards are for Scouts who complete the nine challenges needed to earn a Gold Award. These challenges include volunteering in the local community, committing …