Investing in Our NHS

I have recently been nominated to join a Parliamentary Partnership between the UK Parliament and the European Parliament.   This brings together cross party MPs, members of the House of Lords and Members of the European Parliament.  The Partnership meets twice a year, once in London and once in B

Recently, it was the NHS’s 75th Birthday. I come from a big NHS family and a huge thank you to all who work in the NHS.

As an MP, I am often asked to help with a range of local, national and international issues.  This week all three came up.

For a new piece of law to pass through Parliament it needs to be debated and scrutinised at a number of different stages, including debates and votes in both the House of Commons and Lords which all members can take part in.  It also goes through a “Committee” stage when the bill is scrutinised b

Parliamentary terms tend to mirror those of our schools and this week Parliament has been in recess over half term.  MPs often chose to do different things with this time.  Maybe its an overseas visit, or a chance to catch up with a project, time in the constituency or perhaps a break.   I spent

I was incredibly lucky to have been picked in a ballot of MPs to be able to stand on the pavement outside Parliament during the Coronation procession.   An experience I will never forget.

I have followed issues about online safety for children for many years and it is good news that a new Online Safety Bill is working its way through the Parliamentary Process with a particular focus on strengthening protections for children.  This week I was very honoured to be elected by colleagu

At the start of May 2023, I received an update from Mid and South Essex NHS Hospital Trust on our hospitals including this news on progress cutting NHS waiting lists locally.

People in Chelmsford often talk to me about GP appointments and the challenges there can be when trying to get through to the GP early in the morning. I know a number of our GPs surgeries have been working to improve this.

Have Your Say – on the proposed expansion of the Chelmer Valley Park and Ride