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James Duddridge MP has welcomed an additional multi-million-pound funding investment for Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust to ensure A&E facilities are prepared for winter.

James Duddridge MP has welcomed the announcement that both Southend and Rochford will benefit from £4.9m of investment, under the Government’s Getting Building Fund.
 

James Duddridge MP visited a Southend casino on Friday, 24th July, to see first-hand the social distancing measures that had been put in place ahead of the venue's re-opening next week. 

Southend MPs James Duddridge and Sir David Amess held a virtual meeting with the Aviation Minister on Monday, where a number of concerns regarding the impact of coronavirus pandedmic on Southend Airport were raised. 

Are you a local business who has just re-opened your doors, or a happy customer who has longed to get back to your favourite cafe, shop or restaurant? Then James wants to hear from you. 

Local firms who have gone to great efforts to get their businesses back open safely have been praised by their Member of Parliament. 

Restaurants across Southend and Rochford are being encouraged to sign up to the Government's new "Eat Out to Help Out" scheme as it opens for registrations from today (Monday 13th July). 

On Wednesday (9th July 2020), the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak unveiled new measures to support the economy as part of its ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including a 15% VAT cut for hospitality and tourism, as well as a new "Eat Out to Help Out" scheme. 

More residents and businesses in Southend will soon benefit from full fibre connectivity as work to future-proof the town’s digital connectivity reaches its first anniversary.

Proposals to turn all of Southend’s residential streets into 20mph zones have been branded “ludicrous” by one of the town’s MPs. 

James Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East, described the idea as “a colossal waste of money at the expense of Southend residents”.