Figures out today show that unemployment is at the lowest rate since 1975 and over three million more people are in work since 2010. This means 4,647,000 people are in work in the South East – an increase of 455,000 since the Conservatives came into Government.

Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst has pledged her support for a national campaign to get more young people into engineering, joining government and industry in a united effort to tackle a major skills gap.

Kelly Tolhurst MP hosted the Kent and Medway branch of Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Parliament for an event to celebrate the region’s business success and discuss the challenges that lie ahead.

Kelly Tolhurst Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood joined with Mika Häkkinen, former McLaren F1 driver and Johnnie Walker’s Global Responsible Drinking Ambassador to encourage people to JOIN THE PACT with Johnnie Walker to never drink and drive.

Last week I joined colleagues for a debate in Westminster Hall around deafness and hearing loss. I was very keen to speak in this debate because as well as affecting many people across Rochester and Strood, it has also had a major effect on my family.

Proposals being introduced in Parliament to stop mobile phone signals and crack down on crime in prisons are being supported by Rochester and Strood MP, Kelly Tolhurst.

Last month, Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst held a debate in Westminster Hall around excessive and unregulated service charges issued by property management companies.

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.

Kelly Tolhurst MP has today reacted with anger and disappointment to news that Lloyds Bank have announced their intention to close the branch on Rochester High Street.

This week I questioned Home Office Ministers around the need for more police support in rural areas, such as the Hoo Peninsula in Rochester and Strood.