Supporting local businesses to help them flourish, and create apprenticeships and jobs for local people.

Last week I was pleased to host a very constructive meeting in Parliament with Kings Hill based technology company Onwave, joined by Richard Holden MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, and his researcher.

My constituent Joe Glenister is a highly driven entrepreneur focused on building a successful hospitality business in Maidstone & Malling and beyond, using years of valuable experience in that sector. 

Small businesses are the beating heart of our economy and ensuring their prosperity is a critical element of the growth that our country so badly needs.Shirley and Mark Wardle own and run Studio Pilates© West Malling - a brilliant and thriving business servicing West Malling and surrounding villages

The Harsh Reality Facing Local Shops Today - Why West Malling’s High Street Needs Our Support
Meeting Suzanne Dackombe, owner of The Chocolate Umbrella in West Malling, this Easter week brought home just how tough things are for small businesses right now. 

Youth unemployment is set to rise to its highest level in 10 years.Job vacancies are standing at a post-pandemic low. Growth is stagnant. Welfare spending is out of control.

On Friday 6th March,  I co-hosted our 8th Annual Maidstone Apprenticeship Fair at Mote Park Leisure Centre alongside my neighbouring Kent Conservative MPs.It was fantastic to see such a strong turnout, with more than 1,200 students attending and over 43 local businesses and organisations taking

The plight of farmers across Kent will be highlighted by the MP for Maidstone and Malling in a major rally against Labour’s Family Farm Tax plans today (Tuesday). Despite Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Environment Secretary Steve Reed previously promising to protect farmers, under Gover

YOUNG people in Maidstone and Malling will miss out on opportunities to develop vital life skills under Labour’s plans to cut funding for cadet schemes in schools such as Maidstone Grammar School.In 2012, the Conservative Government launched the Cadet Expansion Programme to give pupils the opportuni

After an excellent meeting at MidKent College’s Maidstone campus last week, I spoke in the Skills England debate in Parliament yesterday to relay their concerns over the constant changes to the skills landscape in recent years.

Brilliant to visit the Maidstone repair café in Maidstone’s Market Hall at Lockmeadow this Saturday. There was a wonderful array of talent in action, bringing life and purpose back to goods, appliances and chattels that had been on our personal household scrap heaps awaiting disposal.