Earlier this week, Therese addressed the National Farmers Union conference in Birmingham. Recognising that the primary purpose of farming is to produce the fine food we all enjoy but also that farmers are essential in helping to protect and enhance the environment.
Therese has welcomed an additional £150m of government funding for mental announced recently by the Prime Minister and Health Secretary, Steve Barclay.
Therese visited Thorpeness to discuss the Shoreline Management Plan and the ongoing Coastal Adaptation Supplementary Planning Document consultation with the East Suffolk Cabinet member, David Ritchie and council officers. The consultation closes on Wednesday the 8th of March.
Therese has renewed her call for Bradwell in Essex to be investigated as a possible connection point for offshore wind to help relieve the pressure of energy infrastructure on the Suffolk coast.
Therese visited Trinity Park near Ipswich on Friday to mark National Apprenticeships Week. The Government is ensuring that applications for apprenticeships will go on the university application system as well so that people really have a choice on how they develop their career.
Therese has received assurances that MyDentist Woodbridge will continue to provide NHS dentistry following rumours it was going to withdraw the service.
I'm disappointed that the AW Brown Dental Practice has chosen to withdraw from providing NHS care to their current patients in Felixstowe. Unfortunately, Government cannot stop dentists from refusing to provide such care.
