Community vaccination to commence in South West Shropshire Wednesday, 20 January, 2021 Philip Dunne MP for the Ludlow constituency today confirmed his understanding of the rollout of the COVID vaccination programme in South Shropshire. In a statement released today he confirmed: “South East Shropshire Primary Care Network was chosen to pilot community vaccination some two weeks before Christmas as soon as the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine became available. This has gone well with strong... Local News
Dunne welcomes swift payments through furlough scheme 27th April 2020 Local MP Philip Dunne has welcomed swift payment by HMRC to South Shropshire employers, through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Wages for furloughed... Local News
Dunne welcomes £300 million cash boost to support community pharmacies to support during coronavirus 6th April 2020 South Shropshire MP and former Health Minister Philip Dunne has welcomed a £300 million cash boost for community pharmacies to ensure they can continue to carry... Local News
Personal statement by Philip Dunne MP 24th March 2020 Ludlow MP in self-isolation I have been incredibly impressed by the remarkable spirit of volunteering springing up in communities right across South Shropshire... Local News
Dunne urges vigilance as coronavirus economic stimulus announced 18th March 2020 South Shropshire MP and former Health Minister, Philip Dunne, is urging people to take seriously government advice, and businesses to access new support made... Local News
Dunne welcomes £1 billion deal for ‘Shared Rural Network’ to improve mobile coverage 10th March 2020 South Shropshire MP Philip Dunne has welcomed a scheme to extend mobile coverage in hard-to-reach rural areas making poor mobile phone coverage a thing of the... Local News
Dunne welcomes Bellwin Scheme to cover costs of emergency flood action 18th February 2020 South Shropshire MP Philip Dunne has welcomed Monday’s confirmation from government that it has activated the Bellwin Scheme for Shropshire, following last... Local News
Dunne pledges support to increase maximum sentences for animal cruelty 18th February 2020 South Shropshire MP Philip Dunne has pledged his support for changing the law to increase the maximum sentences for animal cruelty. Currently, Courts in England... Local News
Dunne welcomes over half a million pounds to reduce Shropshire homelessness 9th January 2020 South Shropshire MP Philip Dunne has welcomed over half a million pounds of government funding to tackle homelessness in Shropshire. Shropshire has been awarded... Local News
Queen’s Speech shows government determined to deliver on public priorities says Dunne 19th December 2019 South Shropshire MP Philip Dunne has welcomed todays Queen’s Speech, setting out the Government’s plans for legislation for the coming year. Following last week... Local News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal. 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News