Therese has communicated to residents of both Priory Park and Whitearch Park Homes sites to confirm that they should have finally received their £200 energy support payment, as part of the Government’s unprecedented financial support to help households with their energy bills.
Today, the government is protecting the price of a pint by increasing the generosity of Draught Relief – meaning the alcohol duty paid for a drink on tap at the pub will be up to 11p less per pint than you would pay in a supermarket.
The government has announced an additional £600m worth of funding to local authorities - including £4.96m here in Suffolk - to help boost social care workforce capacity and improve retention. This funding sits alongside the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, to build a stronger overall foundation for
Therese met the Chief Executive of the East of England Ambulance Service, Tom Abell, in Parliament last week to get an update on the turnaround plan and their latest performance.
Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has this week announced a new dentistry contract which will provide an additional 18,000 hours of NHS only dental appointments for local people each year and also increase and upskill the local dental workforce.
In a recent response to a letter from Therese, National Highways have confirmed that any future repairs to the safety barrier on the Orwell Bridge should be carried out much more quickly by increasing their stocks of the bespoke barrier.
Last Wednesday, Therese tabled new legislation which will remove the £250k cap on penalties that can be handed out by environmental regulators, paving the way for unlimited penalties for polluters. This evening, Parliament voted to adopt this legislation.
