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This week I presented a Ten Minute Rule Bill in the House of Commons.  This is a type of private members bill whereby a back bench MP can propose a new law.  My bill focuses on affordable housing.

I woke up on Monday morning to hear the very sad news that a 16 year old boy had died following a knife incident in the Waterson Vale area of Chelmsford.   It is a lovely part of our city, but last summer residents told me that they were concerned about sporadic incidents of anti-social behaviour

Great news that we continue to level up the number of police in Essex, helping to keep people safe. Welcome to the new officers.

On 20th January 2023,  70 new officers were welcomed into the Essex Police family.

I was delighted to recently meet with the new District Commander for Essex Police, Chelmsford District.

Chief Inspector Paul Ballard comes to us from Epping and Brentwood district.

I recently visited Popworld in Chelmsford with police officers to hear about what they do to keep people safe.

Every Friday and Saturday night, a welfare officer is present for people who need help, there are also 10 door staff, at least one of whom is always a woman.

Monday 27 June 2022   It's a busy day for the foreign office as MPs are due to debate the proposed changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol this evening.   The situation in Northern Ireland is extremely worrying.   The protocol was negotiated with the EU as part of the Brexit talks.  

I wanted to give readers an update on infrastructure plans in Chelmsford.  I recently met the Rail Minister to discuss progress with Beaulieu Park Station.  The plans to construct the station and the new Chelmsford Bypass were awarded the largest ever housing related infrastructure grant.

I hope everyone reading this had a wonderful time over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend.   Parliament was in recess for the week, I spent the time doing various activities in Chelmsford, taking part in some of the celebrations and also catching up with family. 

Recently,  I met some of the extremely talented children from Trinity Road Primary school who had designed the stunning murals on the Bunny Walks under Chelmer Valley Road Bridge. The murals were then painted by a professional artist.

Monday 16 May 2022 I know I often write this in this column that it has been a busy week, but this week really was extremely busy. All the UK's ambassadors and high commissioners from all across the globe have come back to London for a major conference.