The Government has recently awarded £ 149 605 to farmers in Yeovil who applied for the first round of Animal Health and Welfare Equipment and Technology grants, part of the Farming Investment Fund.
Following the traditional August Bank Holiday weather there is always a sudden “back to school” feeling at the start of September. The summer holidays are quite a long time for children to lack that daily routine and I hope most are looking forward to going back and seeing their friends.
Good news this week to make GPs’ appointments more accessible and easier to book with more than 1000 surgeries signing up to the rollout of digital upgrades meaning an end to the 8am rush on the ‘phones.
It’s been another busy week getting out and about throughout the constituency, revisiting issues that affect us here, and honing and advancing plans on a whole range of fronts that I am taking forward, including with the return of the House of Commons in September.
This is a great time of year for MPs to spend uninterrupted time at home in their constituencies and, although the weather hasn’t been the best, it’s a good time to catch up with people, spend more time with the family and catch up with local projects and issues.
East Somerset CDC at Higher Kingston, Yeovil (BA21 4AT) will be opening in our constituency to increase diagnostic capacity and reduce waiting times, with state-of-the-art equipment to deliver CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, echocardiography, cardiology, respiratory, pathology and endoscopy tests and
Over the summer I hope to catch up with lots of businesses and other organisations in South Somerset to help work on our priorities that I can relay to Government.
Whatever one may think of Nigel Farage, the recent fiasco with Coutts Bank is a very concerning example of the lack of proper governance of banks in this country.
The House of Commons rises for the summer recess today and the usual rush to get legislation agreed and policies announced has been more interesting than usual. Much of it has involved voting on amendments to Government bills put forward by the House of Lords.
