Chloe SmithI welcome the Chancellor’s housing measures announced in the autumn budget. The Government will be providing a multi-year settlement for housing worth nearly £24billion. £11.5 billion of this will be invested in the Affordable Homes Programme in England from 2021-26 to help buil...
The Chancellor has delivered the Budget and Spending Review (SR), which shows the Conservative Government is delivering a stronger economy for people in whole of the UK, including here in Norwich. The Office for Budget Responsibility has also published their economic outlook. The plan outli...
I am inviting everyone in Norwich to get involved in UK Parliament Week and join a UK-wide conversation about our democracy, people power and making change happen. UK Parliament Week is an annual event taking place from 1-7 November, that engages people from across the UK with their U...
Thousands of adults will be offered free training in sought-after STEM subjects, the Government have announced today, building on the Prime Minister’s pledge to level up and get more people into higher wage, higher skilled jobs. The Prime Minister's Plan for Jobs is working, with unempl...
A few people have contacted me about vaccinating 12-15 year olds. I know this is complex and difficult topic, and one that the Government has put a lot of thought into. I am keen to hear a wide range of views from Norwich North and to ensure these are communicated to the Government. It is importa...
The National Tutoring Programme is an ambitious scheme intended to provide additional, targeted support for those children and young people in schools who have been most affected by disruption to their education as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. During the first year of the programme intro...
Today the Government have announced a major expansion of the National Tutoring Programme, backed by £1 billion, to provide high quality catch-up tutoring to 6 million students over the next three years to help students recover lost learning and fulfil their potential. It is importan...
Today the Government has launched their back to school campaign, giving students and staff the confidence to look forward to a more normal school year as we build back better. The return to school is a huge moment for students and staff - and it is right to make sure their full focus is on learni...
Today the Government have announced £50 million for T Levels across England to improve and expand teaching space – helping students fulfil their potential and progress into well paid jobs. T Levels provide young people with high-quality technical equivalents to A Levels that are recog...
Last month, following my roundtable discussion with schools in Norwich North, I wrote to the Secretary of State for Education regarding a number of issues, one of which was asking what the Government are doing to ensure mental health support for young people. I know how incredibly important it is...