🗣️Chair @Dunn4Ludlow has said he's “disappointed” in the 15 fashion firms who declined invitations to give evidence at our session today.

➡️Read more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/e…

📺Watch the session in full: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/66…

Pleased to speak today at Innovation Zero conference on a panel on Understanding and Growing Natural Capital Markets, given Environmental Audit Committee inquiry on natural capital.

Spoke about UK’s recent work developing natural capital frameworks & world first biodiversity net gain policy.

The delegates explored processes for conducting enquiries and mechanisms for tracking the overall effectiveness of parliamentary scrutiny in conversation with Philip Dunne MP and Lord Malcolm Bruce of Bennachie.

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Pleased to learn from Severn Trent this morning that yesterday evening’s loss of supply in Craven Arms affected 35 properties from 17.30-19.30 for a planned leakage repair. Have been told all were reconnected last night.

This morning The Climate APPG MPs met with Richard Benyon to discuss:

🇺🇳UK priorities for UN Climate Change #COP29 and UN Biodiversity #COP16

🇬🇧Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s work related to climate, energy and the environment

🤝Political consensus on climate and nature action.

And more!

Lose of water supply in Craven Arms area for past two and a half hours is very frustrating for households affected. I am pressing Severn Trent to restore supply as soon as possible. Water company is indicating supply should resume by 9pm, posting updates here: stwater.co.uk/in-my-area/inc…

PM has done the right thing in announcing this significant increase in defence spending to help keep our Armed Forces resilient and resourced during these dangerous times, as I called for directly last week in his statement on Iran and Israel

The plan is working, and we’re turning a corner. Inflation is falling faster than expected, significantly down from its 11% peak.

Really welcome news. Alongside our tax cuts, worth around £900 a year to the average worker, people should start to feel the difference in their pay…

Yesterday, following the Prime Minister’s statement on Iran and Israel, I welcomed the PM’s calling for restraint and de-escalation and asked him for an immediate review of the resources and resilience of the British Armed Forces.
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🗣“I welcome this announcement, which is an important step in restoring the health of one of our most precious rivers.'

Chair @dunne4ludlow has commented on the Government’s announcement of a plan & investment for the River Wye.

👉Read the full comment: committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/e…

Pleased to see this important plan to protect and restore the River Wye. I hope this Action Plan will not only help clean up the Wye, but will also serve as a trailblazer in new technologies and practices for landowners to protect river health.

🌊 Last night we hosted our latest webinar for CEN councillors: How can you lead locally on water quality?

🗣 CEN MP Philip Dunne, Cllr Jane MacBean, Nick Mole, & Mark Holmes spoke about what the government has done to improve water quality and what you can do in your area.

Spectalurly good news after some two years of closure, ShropCom's Board today voted to restore inpatient beds at Bishops Castle Community Hospital. Huge effort by ShropCom team, which would not have happened had it not been so well backed by many volunteers in Bishop's Castle.

Early diagnosis of dementia is vital and quick blood tests have the potential to catch this condition sooner in thousands of patients.

That's why we are investing in world-leading trials to ensure any new treatment can be rolled out safely and rapidly.

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How should the UK Government tackle the security threats posed by climate change?

👉 We are currently accepting written evidence to an inquiry on #ClimateChange and #Security , until 5pm, Monday 29 April.

🔍More info: committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/e…

Conservatives: delivering the largest expansion of childcare in our history with an £8 billion investment.

Labour: cutting funding for childcare in Wales and refusing to back our childcare plan in England.

Only the Conservatives have a plan to support parents with childcare.

Thanked Robin Farmer for his and his family’s 60 years of supplying fresh fruit & veg, flowers & Christmas Trees to Ludlow Town centre, as today is their final day on the Market Square. A true local hero, with all the team at Farmers

Great visit to Ludlow Community Hospital to learn about the care its NHS workers offer to the rural population.

I want staff to have access to the best facilities so they can provide world class care, and we’re investing £4.2 billion into estates over the next financial year.