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This week (17-23 May) is Dementia Awareness Week and I am pleased to be showing my support for people living with dementia.

The unemployment figures published earlier this week show a welcome fall in overall unemployment. However, the Government needs to do much more to tackle youth unemployment.

I would like to thank the voters of the Rother Valley for re-electing me as their Member of Parliament.

The full result for the Rother Valley constituency.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of delayed discharges from hospitals in a further sign that the NHS is going backwards.

The Aviva Community Fund can help not-for-profit organisations secure funding, ranging from £1,000 up to £25,000, for a good cause in their community.

Following last week’s Budget, new analysis of this Government’s spending plans has been published, which takes into account their planned welfare reductions and promised tax cuts.

The Chancellor delivered his Budget statement to the House of Commons yesterday spending an hour telling people they are better off and have never had it so good.

I am lending my support to the Contact a Family charity’s Counting the Costs campaign.

I welcome the result of last week’s vote in favour of standardised packaging of tobacco.