My Plan

Supporting a Strong Local Economy

Celebrated Bosworth named as an area of particularly high activity in the local the Net Zero Economy Hotspot (where the average wage is £42,600 compared to the national average of £33,400)
Welcomed millions for Hinckley and Bosworth from UK Shared Prosperity Fund
£18.1 million for Leicestershire from the the Household Support Fund
£1.8 million for improvements to Hinckley High Street
£400 million for the Midlands Engine Investment Fund
Supporting local investment, including £250 million from REE Automotive, £95 million from Forterra brickworks and £90 million from Amazon
19,660 people in Bosworth supported by the Furlough scheme
96,000 meals claimed for under Eat Out to Help Out
£67 million in Bounce Back Loans for local businesses

Helped Twycross Zoo secure £19.9 million for a National Science and Conservation Centre
Welcomed creation of over 10,950 apprenticeships in Bosworth since 2010
Millions of pounds for Hinckley School
Raised SEND provisions in Leicestershire and ideas from local schools directly with the Education Secretary
Discussed amending the criterion for the Apprenticeship Levy with the Business Minister and lobbied for the removal of red tape with a Treasury Minister
Been pleased to see 263 new Police Officers covering Leicestershire since the last General Election
Welcomed high local employment rates and met with staff at Job Centre Plus at the Hinckley Hub to discuss how they support people who are looking for work.

Successfully lobbied for £14.5m of funding for a Community Diagnostic Centre at Hinckley Hospital, bringing capacity for 125,000 tests, scans and checks to our area
£450 million for Leicester Royal Infirmary
£3 million for George Eliot Hospital
Campaigned for and welcomed the return of an X-Ray unit in Hinckley
Supporting a £7 million Day Case Unit for Hinckley Hospital
Raised local and national health issues each week by being a member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee
£3.47m to increase capacity in post-discharge care for our county
£795,000 to improve mental health support across Leicestershire and Rutland
Met frequently with local NHS leaders to discuss challenges in our area and plans to tackle the backlog

£400,000 as part of Rural England Prosperity Fund
Championed local farmers and called for more support with their mental wellbeing as the profession is one of the most at risk of suicides
Wrote to Chief Executives of supermarkets with stores in our areas to ask what they're doing to support local farmers
Welcomed a new rural crime team to protect local countryside, and joined officers for a ride along to farms to discuss issues such as equipment theft, anti-social behaviour and vandalism
Successfully campaigned for Pet Theft Legislation
Ran a rural survey to hear your views and met with local farmers
Launched a campaign to Protect Burbage Common against the Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI) proposals and received more than 1,000 survey results from constituents

Delivered a keynote speech at the A5 Conference on the economic and strategic importance of the road to our region
Secured £20 million to explore design improvements to the A5
Welcomed a massive increase in access to fast, reliable gigabit-capable broadband from 0.2% in Jan 2019 to over 67% now!!
Helped 331 homes in Burbage, 80 in Stoke Golding and many others get connected to superfast broadband
£28 million to upgrade broadband in Leicestershire
Welcomed millions in funding to explore reopening the Ivanhoe Line

Supported constituents with over 22,000 cases since I was elected
Successfully called for reform to the parole system, welcoming plans to put public protection at the centre of decision making for cases such as Colin Pitchfork
Welcomed people from our area down to Westminster for tours of the Houses of Parliament
Successfully lobbied the Government to keep the Pensions Triple Lock in place
Ran weekly surgery appointments with constituents to discuss a plethora of topics
Made over 350 spoken contributions in the House of Commons
Hosted meetings with Parish Council representatives and an Inspector from Hinckley Police to discuss local issues
Urged constituents to check their eligibility for Pension Credit
Worked with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to help pass legislation providing energy support to households and non-domestic users across the UK
Sat on roundtables for the Women's Health Strategy
Successfully campaigned for the housing algorithm, which would have seen an unsustainable number of houses placed within our community, to be scrapped
Helped, visited and supported hundreds of local charities, businesses and community groups across Bosworth