The Government has announced that Lincolnshire is to receive a share of a £600 million Infection Control Fund, launched to reduce the transmission of coronavirus on care homes.

Our country is facing a unique and unprecedented crisis to which many — in particular our health and social care workers — have responded with an inspirational level of dedication, professionalism, and service.

The Red Arrows are set to stay in their home county of Lincolnshire and move to RAF Waddington after the closure of their current base RAF Scampton. With their planned new headquarters a short distance away from their current home, the aerobatic team will still take to the skies above Scampton to

This week I asked the Business Secretary a virtual question, saying that the best way to help small businesses in rural areas like ours is to beef up broadband in the long term, but that in the short term we need to allow businesses to business — not subsidise them to close.

1,606 business properties in the West Lindsey District have already received grants as part of the Government’s Small Business Grants Scheme. In total, more than £12,220,000 has made its way to small businesses in the area.

We are all suffering from lockdown fatigue but it is important to keep following the advice of Public Health England and to stay home as much as we possibly can. Parliament is not sitting at the moment but MPs are still working on numerous coronavirus cases.

Many constituents have contacted me asking about the Coronavirus (Covid-19). I encourage everyone to keep up to date with and follow the advice provided by Public Health England available at http://www.gov.uk/phe.

People living and working across the East Midlands will benefit from today’s Budget as the Conservatives deliver on the promises made to the British people, investing in infrastructure, the NHS and public services across the region.

Sir Edward Leigh MP has welcomed news of a government grant to build a new ‘pocket park’ in the Gainsborough constituency.

Flooding continues to be a problem so last week I met with the Debra Campbell, Flood Risk Manager for the Environment Agency, and Andrew Haigh, their Senior Advisor for the East Midlands, to discuss how to get funding for rural areas to compensate farmers for flood plains.