Rt. Hon. Craig Whittaker MP welcomes a big boost for businesses in Calder Valley as the UK formally signs its biggest trade deal since Brexit, supporting 522 local businesses and 22,392 jobs in Yorkshire and Humber, helping to grow the economy.
Rt. Hon. Craig Whittaker MP has welcomed new figures showing 2,640,544 people are in work across Yorkshire & Humber, an increase of 259,181 since 2010, as the Conservatives mark four million more people in work since Labour left office.
Rt. Hon. Craig Whittaker MP has welcomed the news that childcare providers in Calderdale will receive a 6.8% increase to their hourly childcare payments for children aged three to four and a 29% increase to the hourly rate for two-year-olds.
Rt. Hon. Craig Whittaker MP has welcomed new figures showing 2,614,005 people are in work across Yorkshire & Humber, an increase of 232,642 since 2010, as the Conservatives mark four million more people in work since Labour left office.
Local MP Craig Whittaker has praised the work of the 6548 volunteers in Calder Valley and is encouraging others to consider volunteering their time to help their local community.
Rt. Hon. Craig Whittaker MP is encouraging colleges and further education providers across Calder Valley to bid for extra investment from the Conservative Government by Tuesday 20 June 2023 to boost local skills training.
Rt. Hon. Craig Whittaker MP has welcomed £338,632 investment from the Conservative Government to transform sports facilities in Calder Valley to get more people active and nurture future sporting talent.
As part of Dementia Action Week 2023 (15-21 May), Craig Whittaker MP attended a Parliamentary reception hosted by Alzheimer’s Society where he found out that the dementia diagnosis rate in Calder Valley is 63.0%.
Craig Whittaker MP has joined the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, in condemning Calderdale Council and its failing Planning department.