Introducing Pharmacy First: Streamlining Healthcare for Quicker, Easier Access Monday, 22 April, 2024 In a move that promises to develop our healthcare system, pharmacists around the country are now equipped to handle a wider range of health conditions. This initiative, part of a strategy to reduce waiting times and improve patient care accessibility, marks a significant shift towards more efficient healthcare. Through the Pharmacy First initiative, pharmacists can now address seven common health... Local News
Kelly Tolhurst MP Receives Assurance for Kent Asylum Seeker Burden to be Shared 8th March 2017 Following the increasing debate and interest around refugee and asylum seeker support, I questioned Home Office ministers during the department’s oral questions... Speeches in Parliament
Kelly Tolhurst MP Reiterates Need for High Quality PIP Assessments and Support 1st March 2017 Yesterday I was in the House of Commons for the urgent question on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) amendments. Recent legal cases have broadened the way... Speeches in Parliament
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