Heather Wheeler, OBE MP extremely pleased the Government has found a way to work with Alstom in Derby Wednesday, 17 April, 2024 Heather Wheeler OBE, MP for South Derbyshire is extremely pleased that the Secretary of State has written to her to confirm that during a meeting today with Alstom that the Department of Transport has agreed to support funding for five further Elizabeth line trains, in addition to the five confirmed in March. This order enables Alstom to maintain sufficient capacity at their factory at Litchurch... Local News
Heather Wheeler welcomes acceleration of vaccine rollout in South Derbyshire 1st March 2021 Heather Wheeler has welcomed the latest figures showing 29.3 per cent of people in South Derbyshire have now received a vaccine. In total, more than 19.3... Articles
Roadmap out of lockdown 26th February 2021 Earlier this week the Prime Minister laid out the roadmap out of lockdown. As we transition out of lockdown and allow businesses to reopen it is important that... ArticlesLocal News
Vaccination Update 17th February 2021 The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock’s ambitious target was to vaccinate 15 million people in the first four most vulnerable... Articles
£32,752 for South Derbyshire to help support victims of domestic abuse 16th February 2021 South Derbyshire to receive £32,752 to help fund a new duty to ensure victims and their children are able to access life-saving support in safe accommodation. A... ArticlesLocal News
Heather Wheeler supports Armed Forces Bill 9th February 2021 I am pleased to be called in this debate on the Second Reading of the Armed Forces Bill. I must declare my interests as a member of the Royal British Legion; my... ArticlesSpeeches in Parliament
New Free School in South Derbyshire 8th February 2021 The government has recently approved the building of 21 new free schools across the UK, one of which will be in South Derbyshire. Infinity Park Spencer academy... ArticlesLocal News
Heather Wheeler welcomes the UK applying to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership. 3rd February 2021 It is just over a year since we left the European Union and in that time the government has successfully negotiated numerous free trade agreements and to cement... Articles
Plan for Jobs update 29th January 2021 Our Plan for Jobs is an ambitious programme of job creation and support to help people of all ages, including people with health conditions and disabilities... Articles
Heather Wheeler welcomes Rolls-Royce and the UK Space Agencies research, creating jobs in Derbyshire. 15th January 2021 Space exploration is exciting, inspiring and opens doors to scientific discoveries. Rolls-Royce in Derby has signed an innovative contract with the UK Space... ArticlesLocal News