£150 million to create 3,300 permanent homes for rough sleepers

This will enable people who sleep rough, or are at risk of sleeping rough, to be rehoused in secure, long-term accommodation providing some of the most vulnerable in society with the opportunity to rebuild their lives.

In total, North West Norfolk has been granted around £700,000. This funding will help local people to change their lives with longer term accommodation through the Housing First model that provides vital additional support, as well as other flats.

Longer sentences for animal cruelty a step closer

This week legislation that will introduce tougher prison sentences for those who cruelly mistreat animals had a second reading in the House of Commons.

The Bill will see the most serious perpetrators of animal cruelty face up to five years in prison. 

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Record number of flu vaccinations for Norfolk

Latest figures show that 40,000 more people in Norfolk and Waveney have had a NHS flu vaccine this year so far compared to last. Getting a flu jab is more important than ever, as people at high risk from Covid-19 are most at risk from flu.

I know how frustrating it is for constituents who haven’t yet managed to get an appointment and while the distribution of the vaccine is phased I will keep raising cases about supply in West Norfolk.

Get involved in the Christmas card competition! 

This is my first Christmas card competition and I’m excited to see the imaginative and creative ideas from primary pupils across the constituency. 

The competition is being run with the kind support of Prontaprint, St James Street, King’s Lynn which will print the cards featuring the winning design.