My speech in the House this afternoon on why we need to fight the Family Farm Tax attack.

George Freeman highlights the impact of the cost of living crisis and the Government’s taxes attack on jobs and small businesses on rural Mid Norfolk. He calls on the Government to diverting money from rural areas to cities and instead allow rural councils to keep the proceeds of their growth and incentivise them to support rural businesses.

George Freeman raises the increasing problem of flooding in inland Norfolk as a result of climate change, aging infrastructure struggling to cope with modern demands, and the fragmentation of responsibility for water management. He seeks Government support for measures in his Private Member’s Bill which includes clauses on defining responsibilities, funding, liabilities and monitoring.

As I have regularly reported, following conversations with a number of stallholders before Christmas, I have been working with a Taskforce involving Wymondham Town Council and South Norfolk Council to explore how best to attract new stallholders and increase footfall at Wymondham Friday Market.