Chloe Smith
The Covid Winter Grant Scheme will see councils across England share a total of £170 million in additional, ring-fenced funding to help vulnerable families and individuals, with Norfolk County Council receiving a total of £2,740,592.35. This will prevent children from going hung...
Yesterday, the Government confirmed a £2.2 billion boost to school funding in England - another step towards delivering on the Conservatives' manifesto pledge to invest £14 billion in levelling up education in every corner of the country, over next three years. Every pupil, no mat...
I wrote here at the start of December about the change from national lockdown into more targeted, local restrictions. As you will know, the tier system was reviewed this week. Norwich and Norfolk stay in Tier 2. You can read more about what that means here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local...
During the best of times Christmas can be an immensely challenging period for a lot of people for various reasons; with everything that has happened in 2020, this may be even more the case. In recognition of this people across Norfolk are being reminded they do not have to suffer in silence this ...
From today, the first of new regulations will require suppliers to offer emergency credit to customers struggling to top up their prepayment meter, many of whom are likely to be in vulnerable circumstances. This could be because they temporarily cannot afford to top up or get to their local shop ...
I was happy to have the chance to take my campaign for extra dentists and dental practices further recently, by meeting virtually with the Head of Commissioning for NHS Improvement in the East, David Barter, and a local dentist, Tom Norfolk. In this meeting, I made clear the concerns my constitue...
Chloe Smith, Member of Parliament for Norwich North, recently hosted a virtual round table with local headteachers to discuss current issues within north Norwich schools. Chloe invited all head teachers from within her constituency to join her for a virtual roundtable conference so she could hear...
Chloe Smith, Member of Parliament for Norwich North, has responded to figures released by the Office of National Statistics today, which show that Norwich North's rate of unemployment remains better than the national average. The November 2020 figures for the unadjusted claimant count have be...
I am extremely grateful to all GP practices who have worked so tirelessly to treat and support constituents with their health concerns and administer flu vaccinations, especially during this time. It was wonderful to chat to the Practice Manger of Thorpewood Medical Practice, Andrew Cutting, rega...
The man guilty of murdering one of my constituents, Gemma Cowey, was sentenced to 23 years in prison last week for his horrific crime.The murder of Gemma was extremely distressing and my thoughts remain with her family. I just wanted to let you all know that the excellent local domestic abuse cha...