Home - Tom Hunt MP for Ipswich

My positive vision
for Ipswich

Learn More

St Elizabeth Hospice

September 26, 2022 0 Comments by Chris in Health

Loved visiting the new St Elizabeth Hospice Cafe this morning. Met the Chief Executive, fundraising team and some of the brilliant volunteers. I gained a greater understanding as to the purpose of the cafe and what they’re looking to achieve. It’s been up and running for three weeks.

It provides a great space for Out patients to hang out between appointments and engage with services. Also good for families and friends visiting relatives who are in patients. They also plan to use the space to run a number of different classes and activities.

I got an update on The Big Hoot which only has a short time left before the final auction. There is a possibility that quarter of a million could be raised for the hospice which would be absolutely fantastic.

Cost of Living Packages

September 22, 2022 0 Comments by Chris in Cost of Living

In the Chamber today I welcomed the new cost of living packages announced to support both businesses and domestic users.

Yesterday, I was contacted by a resident of Orwell Quay, with concerns about the 300% increase they are facing in their service charge as a result of rising energy costs. This Service Charge will cover communal costs such as hallway lights, sewage and water pumping costs and garage facilities.

I wanted to ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy about his plan to support all those with service charges who are in a similar position to those residents in Orwell Quay. I was encouraged by his response. The Secretary of State was clear in assuring me that the benefits of this scheme would be passed on to residents and individuals, and that this will be enforced through new legislation.

Tom Hunt MP meets Her late Majesty’s pallbearer

September 22, 2022 0 Comments by Chris in Misc

Today, Tom Hunt MP had the pleasure of meeting one of the pallbearers for Her late Majesty’s coffin.

Tom Hunt MP: “Today at lunch I was honoured to sit across from Lance Sgt Alex Turner from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards-The King’s Guard (formerly Queen’s Guard). Many may recognise him from Monday – he was one of the pallbearers who did such a fantastic job escorting Her Late Majesty on her final journey.”

Tom Hunt MP: “I have just started something called the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme. It will mean spending time learning more about the Army and also engaging with Armed services personnel.”

Tom Hunt MP: “We had a fascinating discussion about his 9 years in the armed services and his experiences of the past couple of weeks. I thanked him on behalf of my constituents for his service to the country and to Her late Majesty. Seeing the pallbearers carry Her late Majesty to her final rest was a real moment of pride for us all.”

Her Majesty The Queen

September 8, 2022 0 Comments by Chris in Misc

Shocked, saddened and beyond despair.

Never again in our lifetimes will we see a Monarch who has given so much to our country and our people. Loved by all. The glue that has bound our Union and Commonwealth together for so long.

Somehow we must find a way to pull together and go on. We will. But it will be hard.

She will live on in our hearts and memories forever.

Improve the River Gipping

September 6, 2022 0 Comments by Chris in Uncategorized

Today I asked the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about how to turn around the state of the River Gipping.

More and more constituents got in touch with me over the summer about the River Gipping – full of algae, shopping trolleys abandoned, distinctly unloved. This is a local waterway with a lot of potential for public access and usage, which currently we are not taking advantage of. I want to see this change.

I asked the Secretary of State about how to turn it around and improve the River Gipping. I think it is clear that the local authority, Ipswich Borough Council, need to take responsibility here and help us create a more positive future for the waterways and public access to the river.