Labour Government fail to intervene to Save Chatham Docks Tuesday, 29 October, 2024 Sadly today the news came through that Labour’s Secretary of State Angela Rayner has decided NOT to call in the decision made by the Labour Medway Council to allow Peel Holdings to redevelop Chatham Docks. This now directly puts at risk the livelihoods of 1000s of local “working people”. This could signal the end of high skilled employment at Chatham Docks and businesses who are responsible for... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Holds Breathing Space Roundtable with Industry Sectors 27th February 2017 On Wednesday 22 February I was pleased to host a roundtable with the banking, credit and debt advice sectors on a statutory breathing space for those in problem... Westminster News
Kelly Welcomes Housing Minitser in Rochester and Strood 21st February 2017 On Thursday 16 February, Housing and planning minister Gavin Barwell MP visited Medway to see how the area is leading the way with ambitious efforts to fix the... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Slams Decision not to Review NatWest Branch Closure 20th February 2017 Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst today slammed the decision by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) not to review the closure of Rochester High Street’s... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Welcomes Government Funding for Rochester Cathedral Repairs 17th February 2017 Kelly Tolhurst MP has welcomed a recent Government announcement that Rochester Cathedral received £823,592 from the First Would War Centenary Cathedral Repairs... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Receives Funding Assurance for Rochester Aerospace Sector 3rd February 2017 This week, Kelly Tolhurst MP asked the ministerial team for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy during departmental oral questions, how they will ensure... Westminster News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Welcomes £7.2m Funding for Rochester and Strood Development Projects 2nd February 2017 Today (Thursday 2 February), the Communities and local government minister, Andrew Percy MP, confirmed the successful Local Enterprise Partnership bids across... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Votes in Favour of Invoking Article 50 2nd February 2017 On Tuesday I took part in the debate in the second reading of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, which aims to provide the Prime Minister and... Speeches in Parliament
The Historic Dockyard Chatham secures Heritage Lottery Fund support 27th January 2017 Last week I was delighted to join Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage and MP for Chatham and Aylesford, for the announcement of £4.8m... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Welcomes Police & Crime Commissioner’s Mental Health Project Fund 27th January 2017 Kelly Tolhurst, MP for Rochester and Strood, has today welcomed the decision by Kent Police & Crime Commissioner, Matthew Scott, to ring-fence £250,000 for... Local News
