This has been a pledge since I was first elected as MP in 2010, starting with the Save Fant Farm campaign. We now face challenges with the huge Bradbourne and Broadwater Farm developments in the Mallings, and the threat to Bunyards Farm in Allington
I am extremely proud to work with the team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. They are one of the few trusts in the country to have no long-waiting patients and have delivered the 62-day cancer standard each month for four years running.
I am pleased that the Government has shown it has listened to Kent MPs, by announcing further funding for our schools. In 2024-25 the total national core schools budget will be at its highest ever level – a £5.7bn increase in the last two years.
I regularly meet with Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Scott, Chief Superintendent Neil Loudon, and Maidstone District Commander Mark McLellan, to work together on measures being taken to keep Maidstone and Malling safe.
In 2018 I hosted the first annual Maidstone Apprenticeship Fair, bringing together employers and local schools. It has grown every year and in 2024 I welcomed 60 businesses and over 1600 students to the Maidstone leisure centre on March 8th.
In addition to my train services work, I campaign to tackle HGVs on rural roads, I set up and attend the Maidstone Schools Bus Forum, and I will be working alongside Tom Tugendhat MP on improving transport to schools in Tonbridge and Wrotham.
