Life-long learning with apprenticeships 13th October 2017 Ever since I arrived in Parliament, I have been a passionate advocate and promoter of life-long learning; whether upskilling, reskilling or just encouraging new... Articles
Building a sustainable vision for Suffolk 6th October 2017 When discussing our rural economy in the East and here in Suffolk, it is often in reference to its net contribution to the national economy; a unique selling... Articles
Our future lies in sectors like life sciences - and a better A14 17th September 2017 The UK life sciences sector directly employs 140,000 people and injects £30.4 billion to UK growth and yet, discussing the life sciences still sometimes draws a... Articles
Bury St Edmunds Business Festival 8th September 2017 A champion for the Bury St Edmunds business community, I am always struck by the enterprise spirit, strength of leadership and ‘can do’ attitude which... Articles
Bury St Edmunds Food and Drink Festival: Eating out and eating well in our town 1st September 2017 Last weekend welcomed yet another brilliant year for the Bury St Edmunds Food and Drink Festival. The sun was shining and the town was out in full force to... Articles
Red, white and blue Brexit. How about a Green Brexit? 21st August 2017 When any one of us visit the supermarket and choose to buy British produce, we invest in some of the highest quality food, environmental and animal welfare... Articles
Shining a light: rural sparsity in plain sight 4th August 2017 Whilst providing accessible and good quality services to rural communities is more of a challenge than for metropolitan areas; you may look around our market... Articles
A new start and renewed goals for Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Needham Market 7th July 2017 Now a month since the election, it is a privilege and an honour to have been returned as the Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds and to now be resuming my... Articles
“Too much politics” can only be a good thing 2nd May 2017 It has been about a year since we voted on our future with the European Union. Now, with local elections next week and just forty days before the general... Articles