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Covid-19 Update

Friday, 18 December, 2020

Kent, controversially, entered Tier 3 restrictions after the November national lockdown, but sadly the latest figures and trends are vindicating that course of action.

•	The meeting convened by Helen Grant MP to discuss the implementation of the City Thameslink Train service from Maidstone East.

Minister will publish date for Introduction of Long Overdue Train Service in New Year

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020

At a roundtable meeting convened by Maidstone & The Weald MP Helen Grant on Monday 7th December, the Minister of State for Rail pledged to bring forward a reliable date for the delivery of the long-awaited City Thameslink Service from Maidstone East in early 2021.

Barming Sink Hole

‘Sink Holes Prove that Government must reconsider housing targets’ says MP

Friday, 20 November, 2020

Earlier this month, Maidstone Borough Council published its Draft Local Plan Review.

Covid-19 Update

Friday, 16 October, 2020

In the face of huge challenges presented by Covid-19, the resilience of our communities in Maidstone & The Weald has been absolutely inspiring. I am sure that same community spirit will help control the resurgence of the virus we are experiencing across the UK and, indeed, much of Europe.

House building

Maidstone MP Urges Government to think again about ‘unreasonable’ housing targets

Friday, 18 September, 2020

‘House building’ always features very heavily in my post bag and it’s not difficult to understand why; the building of new homes impacts upon so many aspects of our everyday life, changing our environment and revising familiar localities permanently.

Helen Grant MP and Robert Woods on visit to The Climbing Experience, Maidstone.

Businesses Turn the Corner in Recovery from Covid-19

Friday, 21 August, 2020

I am delighted and relieved that nearly every aspect of our economy in Maidstone and The Weald is now open for business following a very testing few months. This is very welcome news for jobs and prosperity in our communities.

'No to 65' Campaign

House Building in The Weald

Thursday, 6 August, 2020

Since I became the MP for Maidstone and The Weald in 2010, I have been visibly and publicly opposed to the number of houses which central Government have imposed on our part of Kent.

No to 2000 march

Properly Planned Garden Communities Could Help Solve Maidstone’s Housing Woes

Tuesday, 28 July, 2020

Last week in my piece for the online edition of Downs Mail I heralded a meeting scheduled for last Thursday (16th July), between Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) and officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, where MBC were seeking to mitigate the heavy housing burde

Reopening NHS Services

Tuesday, 30 June, 2020

Being prevented from visiting those we love in hospital has been one of the cruellest aspects of the Coronavirus pandemic.   It was a completely understandable measure, to help contain the virus, but so hard for families and patients, be they Covid or Non-Covid. 

NHS Test and Trace in Kent

Tuesday, 2 June, 2020

The most optimistic hopes for an effective coronavirus vaccine to become available are reported to be at least a year away, and probably more.  People I speak with in Maidstone & The Weald know that the effect of an extended general lockdown could be just as damaging as the virus itself, and

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  • HIV week Maidstone Hospital

    Supporting our NHS

    One of my key aims is to protect and support our NHS, free for all at the point of need, and improve our vital hospital services at Maidstone and Pembury.

  • Southern relief road campaign

    Investing in transport

    I am seeking investment in transport for Maidstone and the Weald, including a new southern relief road and more frequent bus services, whilst protecting public health through improvements in air quality.

  • Maidstone's third Apprenticeships Fair

    More work prospects

    I am especially proud of our Maidstone Apprenticeship Fair which was first organised by myself and my colleague and neighbour Tracey Crouch MP in 2018. It was attended by Skills Minister Anne Milton along with over 600 students from 16 schools across Maidstone and the Weald and Chatham and Aylesf

  • Tiger primary school

    Improving our schools

    I am determined to improve our local schools, ensuring they get the facilities and funds they need to provide high quality education for all of our children and grandchildren.

  • Campaigning against a plan for 2000 houses in Marden, Kent

    New homes in the right places

    One of the key issues facing us right now is the availability of housing, and I want the right homes in the right places, with the right infrastructure, delivering the right balance of homes, workplaces and public amenities in our valuable urban and rural spaces.

Helen Grant Member of Parliament for Maidstone and The Weald

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