Conservative MP for Solihull has welcomed the news that the Government is providing funding for Solihull Council for new, long-term homes for rough sleepers and other vulnerable people.
Julian Knight MP has welcomed the announcement that West Midlands Police has been bolstered by an additional 292 officers since the Government launched its major police recruitment drive one year ago.
People living and working in Solihull will benefit after Solihull Council was given a share of £900m in additional Government funding for local councils.
During a visit with the Lawn Tennis Association to Tudor Grange Leisure Centre and the tennis courts in Malvern Park, in my role as Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of Parliament, I launched a new inquiry to examine the risks to survival of community sports.
I was deeply disappointed that Solihull, along with other West Midlands boroughs, was this week placed in tier 2 lockdown, meaning we have been subject to more restrictions.
I’m deeply disappointed that Solihull, along with other West Midlands boroughs, is to be placed in tier 2 lockdown, meaning we will be subject to more restrictions. This decision has the potential to inflict untold damage on the hospitality sector and was not what local leaders wanted.
As readers will know, I met late last week with the Chief Executive of the Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to discuss the difficulties which local residents have recently experienced with a number of GP surgeries.
Coronavirus has caused a huge upheaval in many of our lives. Particularly things we once took for granted from going to the supermarket to spending time with our friends and families.
As readers will know, the Government has had to introduce a number of new measures in the fight against Coronavirus. These are in addition to the restrictions on social contact which remain in place across Solihull.
As readers will be aware, the Government has introduced additional restrictions across Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull in order to slow the spread of Coronavirus locally.