Crawley MP and All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blood Cancer Chair Henry Smith has reiterated his call for improvements in support for issues affecting blood cancer patients and the wider community in Crawley, including access to treatments, mental health provision and GP services.

Earlier today in the House of Commons, Henry Smith MP questioned proposals put forward by the Post Office to relocate its Crawley site, on The Boulevard in the town centre, to WHSmith in County Mall.

Henry Smith MP has secured a House of Commons debate (scheduled for 2.30pm on Friday, 23rd November) on the National Health Service ahead of the upcoming publication of the NHS England Long-Term Plan.

The Brown Rat has only been in Great Britain for about 300 years and has spread virtually over the entire planet, basically wherever humans are. Last week I observed rats in Crawley on three separate days including twice during the day, despite the fact that rats are mainly a nocturnal species. This suggests to me that their local population has soared, probably helped by a hot summer and warm autumn plus ample food sources. I was particularly concerned to observe rats in Crawley’s Memorial Gardens on two successive days. An average rat produces 40 droppings a day and urinates frequently. These are major disease risks as well as being unpleasant to come into contact with.

Henry Smith MP has welcomed over £6 million of funding to improve the condition of roads in West Sussex.

Henry Smith MP has presented a petition of local residents in the House of Commons which calls on the NHS in Crawley to provide Flash Glucose Monitoring technology to people with Diabetes, and has spoken in support of Government moves to ensure this provision for Type 1 Diabetics across England (on World Diabetes Day, Wednesday 14th November).

Last weekend’s Remembrance was a memorable occasion that will stay with us. After one hundred years since its end, the First World War has all but faded from living memory except for a very few who were young children at the time, but it will stay in our nation’s consciousness.

As we mark 100 years since the first women gained the right to vote, Henry Smith MP is inviting everyone in Crawley to get involved in UK Parliament Week and play a part to ensure our democracy thrives.

Crawley MP Henry Smith has welcomed the latest figures which show that since 2011, service exports in the UK have risen by over £64 billion; an increase of over 33 per cent.

As part of a series of remembrance events, Henry Smith MP has attended a parliamentary session with Care after Combat, the charity working to help prisoner veterans to reintegrate into society after leaving prison, to learn more about its vital mentoring services.