Last week I hosted a roundtable with Norfolk and Suffolk water abstractor groups, Terry Jermy MP for South West Norfolk, and Water Minister Emma Hardy. The meeting brought together farmers and water abstractors, who are working to make sure that in our region water security can underpin food security. Licences for water abstractions for many local farms will be reduced, due to agreements set many years ago to help sustain water for human in our region. But we must make sure t

Big news, big news! I know so many of you have been following my work on road safety. Today I raised it with the Prime Minister. Like Roman said in his letter, he wants all children to be safe when they cross the road - I won't stop campaigning on this until all children are. But real progress here for Trimley St Martin. Keep your eyes peeled for more on this campaign from me over the coming months - this is just the beginning.

Earlier this month, Roman Osborne from Trimley St Martin Primary School, near Felixstowe delivered his own personal letter to 10 Downing Street, telling the Prime Minister about his own personal experience of being hit by a van outside his primary school in February. The driver wasn’t speeding or driving recklessly — witnesses told me the vehicle was travelling at about 20 miles an hour. Luckily, Roman recovered. But the impact was so severe that he spent three days in hospit

It's heart breaking for people who lose so much, and its happening everyday across our island. In November, at the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee we held our latest enquiry on Coastal erosion and landslips. East Suffolk Council were there to give evidence. As part of our committee work, I had previously in October I raised some of these issues with the Secretary of State, Rt Hon Emma Reynolds, and the story of Jean Flick and her family - which has been h