A bit of a long video here, about the new rail timetable, and the work I've been doing over the past few months to make sure we benefit from even better services. In summary, I've been told that the reason the new evening service can't extent further south of Beccles is because of construction of Sizewell C - which has booked out freight slots in the evening and overnight, to help get construction material off the roads. Getting freight off the roads is very important. No doubt about it. But I'm very concerned that this action is now affecting passenger services in the evening. I've spoken at length to SZC, Network Rail, Greater Anglia and local partners about this. And raised it with the rail Minister a few months ago. He was since confirmed in writing with me, following our meeting, that he agrees and shares my concerns. He is now going to ask Sizewell C, Greater Anglia and Network Rail to relook again at these bookings, and see if anything can be done to improve our passenger services. And if absolutely nothing can be done, then we need to look at other ways to be compensated - including an evening bus route paid and funded by Sizewell C - this was my suggestion, and something I have already put to SZC. But first, we must relook again at the passenger services and see if something else can be done for rail first. In his letter back to me, the Minister for Rail, Minister Lord Hendy said the following: "Thank you for meeting with me on the 24 March to discuss services on the East Suffolk line. I will address the issues around through trains, more frequent services generally and evening services around the south of Beccles, as discussed at the meeting. Firstly, with regard to evening rail services around Beccles and the construction of Sizewell C. Network Rail (NR) is making improvements to the condition of the track to accommodate the freight trains needed for Sizewell. Rail freight is critical as construction activity ramps up to ensure the timely delivery of this Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. Sizewell has committed to moving 60% of materials by rail or sea and it is expected that c. 2.5m tonnes of aggregates and c.1.3m tonnes of cement will be required during the construction phase. This equates to c. 1,900 freight services. Using rail freight could remove the need for around 100,000 HGV movements. Colleagues at Greater Anglia (GA) and NR will engage with the team at Sizewell to see if the pattern of freight services can be flexed to improve the passenger service timetable. Also, GA and NR colleagues continue to engage with the team at Sizewell regarding investment in infrastructure and legacy benefits for the rail network. In the event that it is not possible to flex or move the current freight train paths to allow for additional later services south of Beccles, then I ask that colleagues at GA and NR engage with the team at Sizewell to secure funding for a bus in lieu of that later train south of Beccles."

We have until the end of Feb 2026 to get this over the line.

📺 I spoke to ITV Anglia about the launch of my report – “SEND in Crisis”, which sets out just how broken the SEND system is- and how it’s failing families in Suffolk Coastal. My report shows that nearly 60% of children have been taken out of school because their needs can’t be met. And the impact that this is having on families cannot be understated. Parents are giving up work, battling with mental health, and desperately trying to fight a system that is failing some of our most vulnerable children. Despite the County Council receiving record funding, we’re still seeing too many failures. I’m calling for urgent local action and a national rethink – and am determined to see change here in Suffolk. Download the report 👉 jennyforsuffolkcoastal.org

Jenny's 10 minute rule bill in full - Nov 2025

An update on my campaign to improve road safety outside our schools

⚡ Earlier today, I led a Westminster Hall debate on the coordination of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) for energy on the Suffolk coast. For too long, projects have been brought forward one after another in what I’ve often described as a “whack-a-mole” approach - with no clear strategy and no serious effort to look at the cumulative impact on our communities, countryside and coastline. This debate was an opportunity to take those concerns to Westminster once again, and to keep pressing for a better deal and a fair hearing here in Suffolk Coastal, so that local concerns are heard.

jenny talks up farming and urges a rethink on farming IHT