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I was pleased to recently welcome the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, to Amber Valley. I took the Secretary of State on a ‘transport tour’ to look at some of the key road and rail issues and concerns in the constituency. In particular, we…

Increasingly we are hearing about the damaging effects of plastic pollution in the oceans, which is why I am pleased that the Government’s ban on microbeads came into force on the 9th January 2018. This will stop billions of tiny beads washing down the drain every year and help to…

Dear Constituent,

Welcome to a short special edition of my newsletter for Christmas. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

Christmas Card Competition Winners:

Thank you to all the children who entered my Christmas Card Competition this year. We received hundreds…

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Dear Constituent,

Welcome to my latest newsletter to keep you updated on my work in Parliament and around Amber Valley.

As always, you’ll find a selection of what I’ve been up to over the last few months and details of upcoming events. You’ll also find…

Many residents have recently rightly raised concerns about anti-social behaviour incidents and drug use in Ripley Town Centre. So, I recently set up a public meeting for residents to attend and discuss their concerns with the relevant local agencies, including the local police, councils, councillors and charities.

I chaired a panel…

At the recent Conservative Party Conference, the Prime Minister outlined new policies on a wide range of issues, from social housing to organ donation, to revolutionise some key markets and issues:

Affordable & Social Housing

I was pleased to recently hold my fifth Jobs Fair at Ripley Leisure Centre, which brought more than eight hundred jobseekers and students together with local employers and training providers.

More than fifty stallholders attended, including a range of local employers such as Bombardier, trentbarton, Manthorpe, Severn Trent, Thorntons, Blue Arrow,…