September means the start of the school year with mums and dads packing their children off to school to renew or make new friends.  In Parliament we are back in session and getting on with the job we were elected to do.

As I write this month’s column, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is on TV in the background - I know Tamworth is united behind all our athletes in Team GB. It has been a great start to the week with the first medals coming through, including for Staffordshire’s own Adam Peaty with more to come!

Staffordshire County Council, Lichfield District Council and Tamworth Borough Council came together with other local authorities across Staffordshire to offer local grants and loans for businesses affected by the pandemic.

With a year to go until the Commonwealth Games comes to the Midlands, the Department for International Trade wants businesses to explore their options for trading with our Commonwealth partners.

Last night the Prime Minister set out what rules and restrictions we can shed and how we can return to a new normality from July 19th. This is Step 4 of the COVID Recovery Roadmap and the final decision on its go ahead will take place on July 12th.

Budget delivers on commitment to provide security and stability to the British people through the pandemic – providing over £407 billion of support for families, jobs and businesses over this year and next.

Christopher Pincher MP has welcomed the Government’s Vaccines Delivery Plan – the biggest vaccination programme in British history – that sets ambitious targets as the government continues to ramp up its vaccine rollout.

The NHS has been working through their lists of patients to ensure those with the highest priority need get the vaccine first.  While a good 95% of people in these categories have come forward and booked their vaccine there are still some who have not.

Please find below a brief update I am sending to those who have enquired about Covid19 vaccination in Tamworth:

Dear Resident,

Please see below my latest update on our vaccine rollout that includes my latest meeting with the Staffordshire Vaccine Rollout team, as well as the great news that vaccines have arrived and ready to be used..