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Securing infrastructure investment

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North Kent has been neglected for some time when it comes to investment, and since the closure of the dockyards and the cement industry Medway sadly suffered but we now have a great opportunity to put our area and the wonderful things we have to shout about back on the map.

The Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission is going to directly shape our area for the next 34 years and so it is only right that we, as residents of the region, understand what benefits will be brought to our community and have a real say in its objectives.

It is vital we put forward our views to the likes of the Commission and Medway Council so we can positively shape the future of our region. Given our important transport links to the Continent and South East ports, the North Kent region is hugely important to the wider economy. It is therefore only right that we receive our fair share of the Government’s plans for national infrastructure and economic development.

We are set for lots of change across North Kent in the coming years with an increase of housing and other developments, amongst other major proposed projects, so it is a priority to ensure this is sustainable while delivering economic growth. Major projects such as the Lower Thames Crossing are welcome on a wider basis but at the same time it has to work for local people; facilitating better transport and business rather than adding further pressures to our roads.

Medway does have a good record of successful funding bids in recent years, including funds to develop areas of Strood, increase capacity at Medway Maritime Hospital and is shortlisted for a significant Housing Infrastructure Fund which will allow for the Hoo rail link, plus many other project funds.

I will continue to lobby for the best ideas and stand firmly against those that would only profit out of our area while causing irreconcilable damage to communities. This includes ensuring we get improvements beyond the new Thames Crossing, particularly along the A228 and A289, which in turn will help industry developing on the Peninsula, as well as looking where we might have a second Medway Tunnel, additional health and education services, more and longer commuter trains and stronger tourism infrastructure.

As a lifelong resident of North Kent with great hopes for our community’s future, this will be an area that remains high on my agenda over the course of this parliament and I hope to be able to provide positive outcomes in the near future.

News

Arethusa figurehead

MP Kelly Tolhurst Confirms Arethusa Figurehead to Remain In Place

Tuesday, 2 July, 2019
Kelly Tolhurst MP has received confirmation that the Arethusa figurehead will stay in Upnor following the closure of the Arethusa Venture Centre earlier this year. Following an article in the Medway Messenger on Thursday 16th May 2019, the MP for Rochester and Strood had received a number of emails
Kelly with Heather Wheeler, Minister for Homelessness

Rochester and Strood MP Delighted at Further Funding to Help Rough Sleepers

Monday, 1 April, 2019
The MP for Rochester and Strood, Kelly Tolhurst, is delighted to learn that Medway Council is to be awarded an additional £486, 117 from the Government’s Rough Sleeping Initiative in the new 2019/20 financial year. Homelessness had been an increasing issue across Medway and has led Kelly Tolhurst M
Budget

Rochester and Strood MP Praises £3.8m Budget Spending Boost for Medway’s Social Care and Roads

Wednesday, 21 November, 2018
Rochester and Strood MP, Kelly Tolhurst, has welcomed the Chancellor’s specific allocations for Medway’s roads and adult and children’s social care funding, totalling over £3.8 million. In total, the Government has announced almost £1 billion of extra funding for local authorities to help deliver t
Rail

Kelly Tolhurst MP Receives Guarantees for Future Rail Service Improvements

Tuesday, 16 October, 2018
Last week, Tuesday 9 October, Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst met with Rail Minister Jo Johnson to discuss continuing concerns with Govia Thameslink (GTR) and Southeastern services but received assurances for service improvements in next year’s franchise renewal. Despite some improvements si
Abbey Court

Kelly Tolhurst MP to Continue Fight for Abbey Court Secondary Education Provision

Monday, 6 August, 2018
It is saddening that one of our leading local special educational needs (SEN) schools is having difficulties getting agreement to install secondary education provision for local students. I have had the pleasure of visiting Abbey Court School a number of times and have seen first-hand the exce
Grammar expansion

Extra Grammar School Funding Welcomed by Local MP

Monday, 21 May, 2018
Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst has praised the government’s announcement to launch a new fund to expand existing grammar school places. £50 million will be made available for 2018 to 2019 which will give parents greater choice and give up to 16,000 children, from all backgrounds, access to
Treasury

Kelly Tolhurst MP Presses Chancellor for Medway Infrastructure Investment

Monday, 4 December, 2017
Last week, Kelly Tolhurst MP continued to put pressure on ministers around the huge pressures that the 38,000 additional homes across Medway will have in local infrastructure. At Tuesday’s Treasury oral questions, Kelly asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will outline plans to boost investm
HS1

Kelly Tolhurst MP Welcomes New Improvements to Southeastern

Monday, 2 October, 2017
I am very pleased to announce new improvements to the Southeastern franchise which began to affect passengers last week. Firstly, in order to reduce overcrowding on the morning trains into London, commuters will now benefit from an addition of sixty-eight extra carriages.
Train

Kelly Tolhurst MP Calls on New South East Rail Franchise to Deliver Improved Service and Fairness

Monday, 3 July, 2017
Last week, Rochester and Strood MP, Kelly Tolhurst submitted a survey response to the public consultation on the new franchise for the South East rail network. Kelly viewed the consultation and franchise renewal as an opportunity to deliver change where failures have been occurring for too lon

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