Crawley MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Blood Cancer Henry Smith attended an event in Parliament (on Tuesday, 25th February) as part of his commitment to help reduce diagnosis delays for people with blood cancer.

 Henry Smith MP has today welcomed the latest figures from the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) which show the unemployment claimant rate in Crawley is at its lowest for six years.

 Henry Smith, Crawley’s MP, has urged local business to apply for Round 6 of the Regional Growth Fund, which has opened for bids for a share of the £200 million available, to help them grow and create jobs.

 Henry Smith MP shows support for patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU), a distressing skin disease that may affect between 318,000 and 630,000 people in the UK.New survey shows that one in four miss work every month, while nine out of ten say their sleep is affected by CSU.Over half wait one year to see a specialist.CSU is a distressing and severe skin condition which can result in cosmetic disfigurement. It is characterised by severe, chronic itching and hives (or wheals) on the skin which spontaneously occur for more than 6 weeks, with many people suffering for a number of years. CSU is unpredictable and symptoms often re-occur without an obvious stimulus.