Priti raises concerns about the Government’s Extended Producer Responsibility scheme
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has called on the Government to reconsider their proposed regulations as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, following representations from a number of local businesses. The Government is seeking to introduce the extended producer responsibility scheme as part of its …
Priti raises concerns about HMRC performance and customer service levels
Priti Patel, MP for Witham, has raised concerns about the current performance of HMRC and its level of customer service, in a letter to Treasury Ministers, following a number of cases and issues highlighted by constituents due to the closure of the self-assessment helpline until September. HMRC is currently undertaking …
Wethersfield health concerns ignored by Home Office
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Home Office to stop any further asylum seeker arrivals at Wethersfield until they address concerns about health screening arrangements. Since asylum seekers first moved onto the site earlier this month, there have been reports of scabies and TB among the residents, with …
Priti backs Parish Council’s request for a banking hub in Tiptree
Priti Patel MP has backed Tiptree Parish Council’s request for a community banking hub in Tiptree, following the closure of the Barclays Bank and Lloyds Bank branches in the Village. Working in conjunction with Tiptree Parish Council, Priti has given her support to the creation of a banking hub, led …
Priti presents the Chief Scout’s Gold Award to a Silver End Scout
Priti Patel MP, Witham’s Parliamentarian, has presented a Chief Scout’s Gold Award for super-achieving Scouts to Alexander, a Silver End Scout, at their recent meet. The awards are for Scouts who complete the nine challenges needed to earn a Gold Award. These challenges include volunteering in the local community, committing …
Priti visits local construction equipment firm TCP Group in Maldon
The Member of Parliament for Witham, Priti Patel, has paid a visit to the Headquarters of the TCP Group on the Quayside Industrial Site in Maldon. TCP specialises in high quality plant hire, task lighting and compaction and is pioneering the use of hydrogen powered construction equipment, which it is …
Priti Patel MP welcomes increase in funding for schools in Witham
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has welcomed the news of increased funding for schools in England, which will now be at a record level. The Department for Education’s national funding formula allocation for schools for the year 2024-25 (published 17.07.23) totals £69,947,711 for primary and secondary schools …
Priti joins campaigners in voicing opposition to pylons
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has joined local campaigners at a meeting and demonstration to voice opposition to the plans by National Grid for over 100 miles of overhead powerlines and pylons across the East of England between Norwich and Tilbury. Dozens of concerned residents met at Broad Green and …
Priti Patel MP launches Get Witham Reading 2023
Witham MP, Priti Patel, visited a number of local schools across her constituency on Friday 7th July as she launched Get Witham Reading 2023. She was joined at the launch of her campaign, held at Templars Academy in Witham, by the Minister of State for Schools, the Rt Hon Nick …
Priti welcomes Essex mental health statutory inquiry decision
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel, has welcomed the decision taken by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to put the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry onto a statutory footing. The announcement was made in a statement in the House of Commons this week (28 June 2023) …