This year is the 70th birthday of the NHS and the government are taking action to secure our National Health Service for generations to come.

The government recently announced £30M as part of a rough sleeping initiative. £354,933 will be dedicated to Walsall to support those who are sleeping rough and those at risk. It includes more outreach workers, specialist mental health workers and more bed spaces.

Walsall North MP, Eddie Hughes, is taking up the role of Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government it has been announced today.

The Great Get Together is inspired by Jo Cox, who was killed on 16 June 2016. This year, The Great Get Together will take place on 22nd – 24th June 2018, which would have been Jo’s 44th birthday. It's a time to bring our communities together and celebrate all that unites us.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which covers most of Walsall North, is getting a £3.25 million investment from the Government to create an extra 18 beds in a co-located stroke unit - providing a fully integrated, end-to-end stroke service for NHS Midlands and East.

I'm delighted Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today in the Spring Statement a Housing Deal with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), including a Land Fund of £100M to buy and clean up land around priority sites, focused on the Walsall to Wolverhampton corridor, to deliver at least 8,0

Reopening the Walsall to Wolverhampton railway line is a key transport pledge I made during the election so I was delighted to welcome the Transport Secretary to Willenhall today to announce it's going to happen.

As part of  Eddie's ongoing campaign to raise the profile of crime and policing in Willenhall and Bloxwich, Eddie was pleased to raise the issue today with the Prime Minister at PMQs.

It was great to meet with Chief Superintendent Andy Parsons to pass on recent concerns about crime in Willenhall & Bloxwich and discuss how we can work together. Andy grew up in New Invention / Walsall and returned on 2 January as the Commander on Walsall Neighbourhood Policing Unit.

As part of the Government’s ambitions for a seven day NHS, Bloxwich, Willenhall and Walsall North residents are being encouraged to use a new service that allows them to book GP appointments during the weekend. I welcome this change. *