Having worked in business for over fifteen years before becoming Mid Norfolk’s MP, and having served as a Business Minister, I know just how important local businesses are to both our local and national economy. They really are the engine that drives our country forward!

This week the PM set out the Government’s Roadmap out of Lockdown. 

It was so good to read that the ongoing works at Attleborough Train Station are to resume as part of the plan to increase the capacity for parking to 86 cars, as well as spaces for motorcycles.

Although not opposed to the principle of having a new Weather Radar Tower in my constituency, since day one I have had concerns about the Met Office proposals to build one at the Anglian Water site in Old Buckenham.

Big news! A High Court judge has overturned the planning permission given to the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Windfarm – which would have seen underground cabling from the North Norfolk coast to a new substation the size of Wembley Stadium at Necton.

One of my key missions since becoming the MP for Mid Norfolk has been supporting our local town and village pubs – which play such a key role at the heart of our communities and rural heritage.

Having left my entrepreneurial career to stand on a platform of restoring trust in our broken politics after the MPs expenses scandal, I take compliance with parliamentary and ministerial rules extremely seriously.

If we are to achieve the Government’s Net Zero targets and move towards a ‘Greener ’more healthier 21st century life, we need to plan smarter, restore habitats and encourage people to get outdoors and enjoy walking and cycling in our beautiful Norfolk countryside.

Having worked in business for over fifteen years before becoming Mid Norfolk’s MP, and having served as a Business Minister, I know just how important local businesses are to both our local and national economy. They really are the engine that drives our country forward!