MP for Corby & East Northamptonshire, Minister for Legal Migration and the Border. Promoted by Tom Pursglove - CENCA, Cottingham Road, Corby, NN17 1SZ.
It is impossible to keep track of, and respond to, comments on here and I can’t guarantee a reply. So if you are a
#CorbyEN
resident and have a question, or I can help you with a problem, please email me at pursglovet
@parliament
.uk and I’ll happily respond in full.
I met with representatives of
#Weldon
Parish Council to discuss various highways issues, including traffic calming and the required safe A43 crossing. I strongly back these efforts and am continuing to help convene meetings with relevant parties and pressing for solutions.
On Yom HaShoah, we honour the memory of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust – humanity’s darkest hour.
We all have a duty to tackle the scourge of antisemitism and fight Holocaust denial and distortion wherever it occurs.
Now Open! National Grid Electricity Distribution is investing £2.7million in grant funding to help schools, including here in
#CorbyEN
, install solar panels to help cut their carbon emissions and energy bills. See:
@gridcustomersuk
#GridSolarForSchools
Recently, I convened a meeting between councillors, key campaigners, and the proposed Kettering Energy Park developer, to discuss the very strong local objections to enormous B8 sheds being built as part of this proposed scheme. Full update:
It is totally unacceptable that police officers were assaulted by violent protesters who attempted to disrupt Immigration teams.
They have my full backing in taking the most robust action possible & I want to thank them for their swift response to the incidents today.
Following my recent visit to
@whitworths
in
#Irthlingborough
, I was pleased to stop by their ‘Rethink Small’ event in London to support them as they highlighted the benefits of introducing just a small handful of dried fruit, nuts & seeds into our diets. Insightful stuff!
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.
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: 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 pursglovet
@parliament
.uk
I know from conversations locally that there's understandable concerns about the proposed
#KetteringEnergyPark
& the building of B8 sheds as part of it. Please let me know your thoughts, so I can raise all valid local concerns as we move through the official processes👇
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.
#CorbyEN
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!