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Amanda Hack, Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire, visited ABB’s Drive Service Workshop facility for a wide-ranging discussion around sustainability, circularity, and how to address the UK’s widening engineering skills gap.

Today, (12th April), Parliament was recalled to debate the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill. The legislation grants the government the authority to direct steel companies in England, which will be used to protect the Scunthorpe British Steel site.

The morning was held in partnership with The Dad Shift campaign group to celebrate the introduction of Statutory Paternity Leave by the last Labour government 22 years ago.

Schemes in Diseworth, Long Whatton and Breedon to benefit from a £334,000 investment in flood defences.

Coeliac UK and supporters delivered a petition with over 20,000 signatures to Downing Street, backing calls for wider access to ‘gluten-free’ prescriptions across the UK. This follows the recent decision by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board to end ‘gluten free’ prescriptions across the area.

Some initial thoughts on the Pathways to Work Green Paper which I will update with further information as the consultation progresses. Currently, many who want to get into work simply cannot because the system does not support them. For many, taking a job risks losing the support they rely on.

The comprehensive set of new measures will tackle antisocial behaviour (ASB), shop lifting and street crime head on, giving the police new powers to take back town centres from thugs and thieves.

As part of the plan to improve health outcomes, public health services will be given more money to deliver prevention programmes, tailored to their residents.