Nigel Huddleston MP has welcomed new figures showing that 70 people in Mid Worcestershire have been supported to start their own business thanks to the Government’s New Enterprise Allowance scheme since 2011 but has called on more people to come forward and take advantage of it.

Worcester's MP, Robin Walker has today opened a new training academy at Worcester Fire Safety business Compco. The local business, which has been taking on three or four apprentices each year for the last few years has expanded its intake to around twelve and delivered a dedicated new apprentice academy at its Malvern Road site in Worcester.

Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow Constituency, tested an all-electric car in Church Stretton this month at an event promoted by Stretton Climate Care. 

Robin Walker, MP for Worcester has welcomed the announcement that the Government has approved approximately £4 million of extra funding for an expansion to the Emergency Department at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital and the provision of an additional discharge suite. This comes on the back of a further announcement of help for the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust from the Emergency Care Improvement Programme.

Mark Pawsey MP visited Britvic’s Rugby factory this week and met with a number of their new apprentices. Britvic Soft Drinks are responsible for manufacturing iconic brands here in Rugby, such as the Tango and Pepsi Cola ranges of soft drinks. 

Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, has congratulated the British Glass Foundation (BGF) on securing a £2.13m grant to help build a new Museum of Glass opposite the Red House Glass Cone. 

Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, visited the Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre in Bilbrook to discuss their upcoming expansion.

Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, has congratulated staff and students at local schools on their success in today’s A-Level exam results.

Telford MP Lucy Allan has backed a scheme to help local women entrepreneurs get access to superfast broadband and support for starting and expanding their businesses.

Philip Dunne, MP for the Ludlow Constituency, is urging local councils across the Marches to work with Marches Local Enterprise Partnership to put forward ambitious plans for a new Enterprise Zone and to seize the economic initiative by identifying businesses on their patch with investment or export potential. This includes building on the commercial and sectoral strengths of rural areas.