Good to take part in Home Office Questions, including answering on our progress in closing hotels used to accommodate asylum seekers, having closed 100+ by the end of March, with more to come. While others with no plan criticise, we'll keep on delivering. tinyurl.com/39p9ru3b

In January we stopped most overseas students from bringing dependents to the UK.

New data shows 26,200 fewer applications for student dependent visas in the first three months of 2024 compared to 2023.

We promise action. We are delivering. We have a plan. It is working.

Useful to meet with Warrens Close residents, #Irthlingborough , to understand concerns about applications for flats there. If approved, it would cause significant parking difficulties & impact on emergency access. A clear case of overdevelopment & supporting residents accordingly.

A formal #KetteringEnergyPark consultation process has opened recently: ketteringenergypark.co.uk/contact/ Have your say! If there are points you wish to raise with me, that I can include within my formal submission reflecting local views, please drop me a line to [email protected]

Interesting to visit Primark distribution centre at #Islip to hear more about the work that takes places there. As a large local employer, a very high percentage of their global product base is processed here - fascinating to hear about the operation & focus on sustainability.

Thanks to our economic approach, we can cut taxes for working people by an average of £900 per year. From 1st April, we’ve also raised the National Living Wage to £11.44/hour – an average £1,800 boost for a fulltime worker. Great news, which’ll make a big difference in #CorbyEN !

I am proud to support RNIB’s call to make #GE24 the most accessible ever. Join us and #AddAltText to your pictures & capitalise your #Hashtags . It’s a small change that can make a huge difference.

I met with residents of the Diamond Heights estate in #Irthlingborough to discuss concerns about the developer, Davidsons Homes, not completing the estate to the standard promised. I'll be asking for a meeting with them & residents to see how the issues can be rectified urgently.

#Corby EN is home to a number of hardworking family-run businesses, including PC Howard located in #Corby and #KingsCliffe . It was useful to visit this nation-wide haulage business & to chat through how the industry is fairing and their plans for the future. Thanks for having me!

Fantastic to be at the Lakeside health complex in #Corby to get an update on the new health diagnostics centre opening later this year. It will be an invaluable asset locally, allowing people to get the tests & scans they need swiftly, & I'm proud to have pressed strongly for it.

Labour when the British people say they want controlled borders:

Really pleased to hear from Department for Transport that North Northamptonshire Council is set to receive £2.2 million of Safer Roads Funding to make life-saving improvements on the A6, ensuring better safety for road users, as well as greener, more efficient journeys. See, here: tinyurl.com/5ckxmjwu

Study shows a substantial fall in serious violence. This is very good news and shows our plan on crime is working

'England and Wales are safer now than they were a year ago, and much safer than two decades ago,' said lead author Prof Jonathan Shepherd. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-688509…

I enjoyed visiting Rockingham Forest Park near #Yarwell to find out more about the award winning lodge stays on offer, right in the heart of our tranquil #EastNorthants countryside. Visitors come from all over - both local & from much further afield - with exciting future plans.

Really enjoyed visiting New Lodge Farm at #Bulwick to learn more about top facilities on offer, including a range of accommodation options, as well as a spa, restaurant, cafe & farm shop. It's a key stop-off for so many visitors to #Northants - highly recommended to locals too!

Postal votes are arriving for the @NorthantsPFCC election. I'm voting for Conservatives', Martyn Emberson, who has 34 years' experience in the fire service, including as a Chief Fire Officer, & has been a magistrate. I hope you will support him too! facebook.com/EmbersonForPFCC.