Kickstart scheme launched to help Young People

Kickstart scheme launched to help Young People

The Government has launched the Kickstart Scheme to help create hundreds of thousands of jobs for young people across our country. This scheme is about kick-starting the careers of so many young people who could otherwise be left behind as a result of the Covid-19...
Backyard Brewhouse Visit!

Backyard Brewhouse Visit!

I had a great visit to the Backyard Brewhouse in Brownhills recently where I met Director Austen Morgan and his team. It was good to hear how the business is continuing to develop and how the Government schemes throughout the Covid-19 pandemic have helped the business...
UK Government Investment helps boost Small Businesses

UK Government Investment helps boost Small Businesses

The UK Government owned British Business Bank last week issued its 75,000th loan through the Start Up Loans programme, making more than £623 million invested in small businesses across the UK since its launch in 2012. Across the West Midlands 6,198 awards have been...

The Great British September Clean!

Sadly the planned Great British Spring Clean organised throughout March and April had to be postponed because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, it is great news that it will return later this month from 11th to 27th September. The annual clean brings...
Back to Westminster

Back to Westminster

Parliament returns today following the summer recess. Recess was a good opportunity to be back in my Aldridge-Brownhills constituency and visit some of the fabulous projects and organisations which have been at the forefront of helping to control the impact of the...