It is a great honour to have been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for South Suffolk. I am incredibly grateful to everyone who supported me – but recognise many did not, and that it was a very difficult result for my party. My pledge…
I am grateful to the Fire Service for their response to the blaze at Delphi, Sudbury. We obviously need to wait for them to make the site safe and undertake their investigation, and should avoid speculation thereupon. In the meantime, I…
James Cartlidge MP meeting with Lavenham Parish Council, Suffolk County Council, Babergh, Suffolk Trading Standards & Suffolk Police at the Lavenham Swan to discuss traffic issues in the village.
“Whenever a child is ill, we feel incredibly powerless, but we are not powerless and nor are the Government. We have the power to raise the priority of brain tumour research and I hope the Government do so”.
The latest statutory consultation on a contentious pylon proposal running through Suffolk has begun – but opposition campaigners say alternatives are being ignored yet again.
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial for a potential breakthrough in childhood cancer treatment has begun, following years of campaigning and fundraising in memory of a Bures schoolgirl.
You will all be aware of the national measures announced by the Chancellor in the Budget on Wednesday 6th March: fuel duty frozen, increasing the child benefit threshold and cutting NICs by a further 2%.
You will all be aware of the national measures announced by the Chancellor in the Budget on Wednesday 6th March: fuel duty frozen, increasing the child benefit threshold and cutting NICs by a further 2%.
A second grant of more than £100,000 has been awarded to a town’s leisure centre in the space of four months, to help improve the facility’s energy efficiency.
A review into possible alternatives to a new pylon development has received backing of a local MP, who says it has revealed an option that is “good for the Dedham Vale and South Suffolk”.
Dear Colleague letter received from Minister Andrew on Saturday 23rd March 2024:; Dear Colleague; DCMS SWIMMING POOL SUPPORT FUND As you will be aware, sport and physical activity are incredibly important for our physical and mental health…
Since I last wrote, some of our most important national and global political issues have been played out at the most local level. I’m pleased to report that the results have been very positive.
No matter how busy we are in Parliament, or at the Ministry of Defence, I always try to undertake as many constituency visits as possible. This remains one of the great privileges – and pleasures – of being a Member of Parliament;…
Since 2020 I have campaigned for an offshore grid, off the cost of East Anglia: supporting our fantastic offshore wind and its contribution to UK energy security, whilst reducing the potential damage to our countryside from pylons. I was…
In recent days, two issues have been dominant in Parliament – on the home front the Sub-postmasters ‘Horizon’ scandal, and overseas, the decision by the UK Government to deploy RAF fighters against the Houthis in Yemen. Of course, we’ve…
Whilst times remain challenging – at home and abroad – a look back at 12 months ago underlines that we have made considerable progress. This time last year I was a Treasury Minister and held responsibility in the department for energy…
Mental health charity meeting at the Kernos Centre in Sudbury. Pictured from left: Babergh District Council deputy leader Deborah Saw, Kernos Centre clinical director Chris Boatwright, Kernos Centre finance director Peter Brown, South…
Email received from Sport England on Friday 3rd November:; Dear Member of Parliament, As announced in the 2023 Spring Budget, the Government is investing over £60 million of new funding to support public facilities with swimming pools…