James Wild MP Weekly Column on Labour's Family Farm Tax Friday, 22 November, 2024 As I spoke to Radio Norfolk ahead of the farming rally in Westminster on Tuesday snow was falling outside. Not that that bothered the thousands of farmers who came to protest against Labour’s plans for a family farm tax and who work in all weathers. Family farms grow our food and are custodians of our countryside. Agricultural property relief was introduced in the 1980s precisely to protect family... Local News
£1.9 million for Norfolk emergency care this winter 6th December 2023 Norfolk County Council has received £1.9m in order to support the resilience of urgent and emergency care services this winter. The grant, given by the... Local News
Rural Community Grant Opportunities 6th December 2023 The ‘outline proposal’ stage for year 2 of the West Norfolk Rural Community Capital Grants is now open: capital grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 are... Local News
Thousands of farm businesses receive payments from the RPA 6th December 2023 The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that 97% of farmers have received their final BPS payment in the first few days of the payment window. The Rural... Westminster News
New legislation set to ban live animal exports 6th December 2023 Export of livestock for slaughter and fattening will be banned under new legislation. New legislation will put an end to the export of live animals for... Westminster News
James Wild MP - vital to test plans against highest risks to UK security 5th December 2023 As the Deputy Prime Minister the Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, delivered the first Risk and Resilience Annual Statement, James raised the importance of testing plans... Speeches in Parliament
Two landscape recovery projects in North West Norfolk awarded funding 29th November 2023 James welcomes news that the ‘West Norfolk Nature Network – WNNN’ and ‘North-West Norfolk Coast’ projects been awarded funding through the second round of the... Local News
James Wild MP - Criminal Justice Bill debate 29th November 2023 James spoke in the 2nd Reading debate on the Criminal Justice Bill to call for more offenders to be compelled to attend sentencing hearings and to enable... Speeches in Parliament
Government pledges to boost Britain’s access to nature ahead of COP28 28th November 2023 Helping more people get access to our natural heritage and putting nature at the forefront of government efforts to tackle climate change are at the heart of a... Westminster News
Planning application progress to be considered for West Winch Housing Access Road 28th November 2023 The West Winch Housing Access Road is set to take another important step forward at a council meeting in December. In a report to Norfolk County Council’s... Local News
