· The Government have invested a further £80 million to protect essential bus services and allow local authorities to make travel improvements in their communities.
· The funding will support 64 local authorities including West Sussex County Council with more than £1.1 million of funding, building on the £80 million of Bus Services Improvement Plan+ (BSIP+) funding for 2022-23 and the £1 billion investment for bus services in 2022.
· The Government have invested £3.5 billion in bus services since 2020, protecting and improving bus travel and helping people save money on public transport.
The UK is a world leader on reducing carbon emissions that are causing global warming. We are on course to reach Net Zero by 2050 and have over-delivered on our targets, with the fastest reduction in emissions in the G7, down almost 50% since 1990. By contrast, China, the world’s largest emitter of carbon emissions, plans to keep raising emissions to a peak in 2030 before starting to reduce.
Henry Smith MP is inviting everyone in Crawley to get involved in UK Parliament Week, an annual event spreading the word about what Parliament is, what it does and how you can get involved.
· Countries around the world are facing high inflation driven by Putin’s illegal war, so families around the UK need support with these financial pressures.
· This is why the Government has been supporting households with record financial support worth £94 billion, and now it has announced the dates for vulnerable and low-income households to receive their next Cost of Living Payments worth £300.
· The Government is working to deliver on the Prime Minister’s priority to halve inflation by the end of the year, while also providing targeted support with the cost of living in the meantime.
Henry Smith MP has hailed the announcement from the Government on Back British Farming Day (Wednesday, 13th September) that it is now supporting a ‘Buy British’ section on supermarket online stores, following an open letter signed by the Crawley MP and more than 100 other parliamentarians.
It is well-known that it is challenging for legislation to keep up with changes in technology. The internet has a wealth of knowledge but there are dangers, and keeping children safe has become a growing concern. Therefore, I’m very pleased to see that the Online Safety Bill is likely to become law very soon.