From today, the Govt is increasing the State Pension by 8.5%. This puts £900 more in the pockets of pensioners per year.

From tomorrow, as we enter a new tax year, millions of workers will have their NI contributions cut from 10% to 8%.

Combined with the tax cuts announced in the Autumn Statement, £900 will be put back in the pockets of the average worker (on £35,400).

Being a working parent is one of the hardest jobs around, but we’re helping to make it that little bit easier.

Our expansion of childcare support is now underway, with eligible working parents of 2-year-olds across England getting help with the cost of childcare ⬇️

Wishing everyone a very happy Easter!

£15M has been allocated to Derbyshire to deliver more special needs places - this will help improve the accessibility of buildings and provide more specialist support for children with additional needs.

The WASPI scandal has affected many constituents in Amber Valley.

It has now gone on for long enough - I urged Mel Stride to pay compensation to those affected.

I welcome the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper which details what the UK's at-sea nuclear deterrent needs. This enterprise benefits all constituencies.

Rolls-Royce in Derby builds our submarines' nuclear reactors and has received an investment of £2.4B from Australia 🇦🇺

Great to stop by UK Men’s Sheds's Parliament Shed last week - the charity raises awareness of men's wellbeing. Discussed the health, wellbeing and social benefits of community-run Men’s Sheds.

Happy to see that the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday that the Triple Lock will be in the Conservatives GE manifesto.

The Triple Lock has helped lift 250,000 older people out of poverty since it was introduced by the Conservatives in 2011.

Great to welcome Rishi Sunak to trentbartonland near Heanor with the East Midlands Mayoral Candidate Cllr Ben Bradley MP. We spoke to the management team and apprentices - learnt about the business and fantastic Apprenticeship programme.

Inflation is now at 3.4% and is expected to hit the 2% target within months. It is falling faster than previously expected by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Low inflation will help people maintain their standard of living, easing the burden of the cost of living crisis.

Was great to be there!

I asked Mel Stride what his planned timetable is for the roll-out of welfare reforms and about the Additional Jobcentre Support Pilot (AJS).

Glad to hear that Phase 2 of Universal Support will be activated later this year and that AJS will be expanded.

The total number of people in work is 33.2 million, 4.1 million higher today than it was in 2010

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It was a pleasure to host this important event today as Co-Chair of the East Midlands APPG.

Having recently sponsored an event about investment into transport for the region, I fully endorse the work that the Chamber does to highlight the priorities of local businesses.

While I wholly welcome the NI cut, the Chancellor indicated that he would like to simplify the tax system – by abolishing NI completely when we can afford it.

If that is the direction, we could transfer the NI burden onto Income Tax so that there is a single type.

It is also absolutely right that Jeremy Hunt has jettisoned the out-of-date non-dom tax regime.

Everyone who is a long-standing resident should pay the same taxes. A different regime should only apply to those who come here temporarily to run a business etc.

I support Jeremy Hunt's steady #SpringBudget2024 .

I welcome in particular:

- The 24mth extension to the length of time you would get to pay back universal credit advances

- The extension to the Household Support Fund

- Extra 2p off National Insurance