Peter Aldous calls on the Government to provide local dentists with the resources to tackle the backlog, end the cycle of retirements leading to funds being removed from the area, improve public awareness of prevention initiatives and replace the dysfunctional 2006 contract.
Peter Aldous calls on the Government to promote steel fabrication hubs in places such as Lowestoft where skills and expertise has been developed over many years in the oil and gas industry, and exciting opportunities are coming forward in the offshore wind and nuclear sectors.
Following the Secretary of State for Transport’s statement on the establishment of a new public body to own, run and plan the rail network, Peter Aldous calls for the new body to fulfil Greater Anglia’s contractual undertaking to reintroduce a through service from Lowestoft to Liverpool Street.
Peter Aldous welcomes the Education Committee’s report on adult skills and lifelong learning and urges the Government to work collaboratively with local colleges, specifically calling for a long-term funding settlement for colleges and, more urgently, for the Education and Skills Funding Agency to revisit the decision to claw back funding from colleges that missed their 2020-2021 academic year targets by more than 10%.
Peter Aldous welcomes the Bill in general, but calls on the Government to look more closely at some of the detail, specifically the need to retain and reinvigorate enterprise zones, such as the one serving Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth, clarification as to why no places in Suffolk and Waveney have been given priority in the Levelling Up Fund and the UK Community Renewal Fund and the need for a strategic approach to welfare support which should include long-term funding for local welfare assistance.
Peter Aldous welcomes initiatives to encourage women and girls into STEM careers but highlights the need for a career-long pathway to enable them to realise their full potential including fair recruitment processes, alumni networks and retention programmes.