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Maritime Skills Academy Success
I am impressed by the work of one of Dover’s leading local businesses, the Viking Maritime and the Maritime Skills Academy. Based in Whitfield, with training sites in Portsmouth and Gibraltar, Viking provide training for a range of maritime needs including preparing staff for emergency responses to fire or the need...
A new registration system for Airbnbs and short term lets
This week in Parliament housing and planning are being debated. I have been working with other MPs representing coastal and tourist communities over several months to press for a new registration system for Airbnb style short lets. The Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, has now agreed to put in place...
ITV News: Small boat tragedy
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Raising awareness of National Grid scheme and advice to reduce energy bills this Winter
I am raising awareness of a new scheme developed by The National Grid and advice to help residents and local businesses save money on their energy bills. The National Grid’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) will incentivise consumers and businesses to reduce their power consumption at certain times if needed to...
Strengthening Green Investment in Global Finance
Whether it’s making the ferries, container ships, lorries and operations at the Port of Dover fit for the future or sorting out the flooding and sewage system in Deal, delivering net zero and our ambitious environmental programme will require huge investment. That’s why I have been working on a landmark...
It’s time to ‘tackle the TikTok traffickers’
How do so many people – more than 44,000 this year alone – know who to contact to get across the Channel, how to go about it and how much it will cost? Like any business, people smuggling relies on word of mouth, a shopfront or digital location on the...
Welcoming the recruitment of many more primary care staff and more than £100million for ground-breaking health research
I welcome the news that the Government is on track to deliver its manifesto commitment of 26,000 more staff in primary care by March 2024, having already recruited over 21,000 more staff compared to March 2019. NHS Kent and Medway have recruited 653 more primary care staff. The Conservative Government...
Making the case for road investment
Delivering more investment for our area is a key priority of mine. That’s why I have been campaigning for the road investment and upgrades we have long needed. For too long, the A2 has needed to be dualled. The Whitfield roundabout has been overloaded. Meanwhile, Aycliffe residents are too often...
A Budget to Meet Priority Needs
Set against the financial headwinds from the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine, this year’s Budget needed to choose immediate priorities for national spending. I met with the Chancellor earlier this month to renew my calls that spending is focused on those who are older and the least well...