May News
With over half the population now having received their first Covid jab, and with over 25% having received both doses, there are really positive signs of a return to normality over the next few months. It’s been really good to see our local shops, pubs, and sport groups getting back into action, and I have enjoyed being able to meet so many constituents across Broadland during the Parliamentary Easter Recess.
It has been a busy time in Parliament. I was recently appointed a Sustainable Agriculture Champion – looking at ways to help our farmers make the most of science and technology, play their part in the ‘Green Revolution’, and ensure our food supplies are both secure and sustainable. And I have served on the Bill Committee scrutinising the government’s plans to create an Advanced Research & Invention Agency, that will help bring together the best minds to find solutions to some of the problems which face us all today.
The government has now launched “Project Gigabit” – with Broadland one of the areas to benefit in a second wave of investment in high-speed internet connections over the next year to eighteen months. And I was pleased to be able to speak in a debate on the Post Office Horizon (IT) scandal, calling for the government to provide appropriate levels of compensation to those sub-postmasters who have had their lives turned upside down through false accusations of fraud and theft made against them.
The ‘roadmap’ for the country’s Covid recovery is proceeding as planned. By 17th June, all being well, all restrictions will have been eased and life will be close to normal for the first time since March 2020. This will be great news for our tourism, events, and hospitality businesses. Local unemployment, which we have all be worried about, has now started to fall and I hope that this trend with accelerate as we emerge from lockdown.
As ever, if there is anything I can help you with, please do get in touch via [email protected].
With best wishes
Jerome Mayhew
Member of Parliament for Broadland
