Poppy Appeal Sunday, 25 October, 2020 It was great to volunteer a shift today at Kidsgrove Tesco to help raise money for the Royal British Legion Sadly we won’t be able to come together as a community for Remeberance Sunday this year due to COVID-19. However it is still important we raise money for the Royal British Legion who do so much for our veterans, serving armed forces personnel and their families. If you can donate please stop... Local News
Free School Meals 22nd October 2020 I have seen inaccurate posts stating I voted to stop Free School Meals (FSM). This is completely untrue. The vote last night in Parliament was an Opposition Day... Westminster News
Winter Bill Discount for Pensioners 19th October 2020 Around a million vulnerable pensioners across the UK will receive a winter windfall of £140 off their fuel bills thanks to Government efforts working with... Local News
MIDDLEPORT POTTERY & FORD GREEN HALL BENEFIT FROM £100 MILLION CULTURE BOUNCEBACK FUND 9th October 2020 Heritage organisations across the country are receiving a financial boost from the government, from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through... Local News
Flooding in Staffordshire 8th October 2020 I was grateful to my mate, Theo Clarke , the MP for Stafford, for securing a debate on flooding across Staffordshire. Whilst Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and... Speeches in Parliament
More Testing in Stoke 7th October 2020 This week I asked the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock , if he could provide more funding to Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the... Speeches in Parliament
More money for Highways 3rd October 2020 I recently met virtually with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, Baroness Vere, to discuss the need to better fund... Local News
Meeting with the Sports Minister 2nd October 2020 I am grateful Nigel Huddleston , the Minister for Sport, for giving me the time on Wednesday to raise the concerns Carol Shanahan andI have over the decision to... Westminster News
Kidsgrove to get £750,000 28th September 2020 I am delighted to see that the Kidsgrove Town Deal has been awarded the full £750,000 from the advanced payment proposals I put forward to the Town Deal Board... Local News
Off Road Policing 27th September 2020 A big thank you to Staffordshire Police for listening to the concerns raised by, Cllr Dave Evans, Cllr James Smith, Cllr Carl Edwards, Cllr Chandra Kanneganti... Local News
