Chloe SmithAs of 1st April, a new National Living Wage has been introduced for those over 25 years, set at £7.20. The Low Pay Commission will set out how it will reach 60 per cent of median earnings by 2020 and based on forecasts this means it will reach £9 by 2020. &nb...
Each and every day an average of 70 people will receive the lifesaving support of an air ambulance. The 37 aircraft work with 11 ambulance services and over a hundred hospitals across Great Britain. The APPG on Air Ambulances is a cross-party group of MPs who work to increase the profil...
Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North, has welcomed the Government’s admission that more can be done to tackle brain tumours. In what was described as a vindication of the petitions committee process, a packed chamber saw MPs debate for 3 hours on how best to close gaps in existing research and...
The digital economy is growing, and East Anglia is right at the forefront. That was the mood as TechEast launched its mission, vision and manifesto this week at the BT Tower in London. The event follows the publication of the 2016 Tech Nation report, identifying the most significant tec...
Chloe Smith, Member of Parliament for Norwich North, has written to Treasury Minister, David Gauke, on behalf of constituents, seeking clarification on the proposals for quarterly digital tax returns. Chloe has been contacted by the Federation for Small Businesses and a number of consti...
Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North, today is asking Treasury Ministers what steps they plan to take to better support people with savings and home ownership. Nationally nearly 270,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through Government backed schemes including Right to Buy ...
Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North, is today participating in a House of Commons debate on brain tumour research. The debate follows a petition signed by over 120,000 people calling for greater funding for research into brain tumours. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 tha...
Chloe Smith, Member of Parliament for Norwich North will on Monday 18th April 2016, be speaking in the Westminster Hall Debate on Brain Tumour Research to provide feedback from local support group. On Wednesday 6th April, Chloe visited the Norfolk Brain Tumour Support Group at their bas...
Chloe Smith: “The words of those affected speak for themselves.” Parliament this week debated the next steps in rectifying the scandal of contaminated blood. Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North, was part of a cross-party effort to secure the debate. Speaking in th...
Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North, this week chaired a meeting of experts to discuss graduate employment, and how universities can better prepare their students in making the leap from the lecture theatre to the world of work. The debate, hosted by the Westminster Higher Education Forum, welcomed a ...