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TH E FLYER | A PR IL 2019
From your MP
I know Flyer
readers share
my pride that we
host the Army
in our part of
Suffolk– and
following the
decision by
Dr Thérèse Coffey MP
the Defence
Secretary recently, I’m delighted that
Rock Barracks will remain open and
house a newly formed regiment.
When the MOD fi rst suggested
closure back in 2016, I, along with
Cllr Geoff Holdcroft, immediately met
Defence Minister, Mark Lancaster
MP, to make the case on why the
base should be retained. Not least
because of its special characteristics
and the fact that it brings enormous
economic benefi ts to Woodbridge
and surrounding villages, but also
because the planning constraints on
the site meant it would not generate
the fi nancial income the MOD
expected. Instead, Rock Barracks will
now house the Army’s new Counter-
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and
Nuclear capability, a Defence task
currently being undertaken by the
RAF Regiment at Honington. A Royal
Engineers squadron will relocate here
from Germany with other elements
being added as the capability grows
over time. I have had the pleasure
of working with members of the
units that will be coming into the
new regiment during the horrendous
Novichok incidents in Wiltshire, as I
was the minister responsible for the
decontamination process. They will
be great professionals and I warmly
welcome them to Suffolk.
I am following up with the Prisons
Minister about the HM Chief Inspector
of Prisons report on HMP Hollesley
Bay, which found that almost 40% of
prisoners arrived in open conditions
without a full assessment of their
risk. I am deeply concerned about
this. This practice needs to stop
otherwise it undermines the trust
of local communities and the wider
population, who expect that rigorous
process is followed. Whilst the report
is clear that Hollesley Bay continues
to deliver good outcomes for those
who are detained, which is good news
for their rehabilitation, I am more
concerned about the protection of the
public. I am seeking an urgent meeting
with the Prisons Minister to ensure
that changes are made.
I am pleased to see that the Delay
Repay scheme for Greater Anglia
passengers will improve as partial
repayment will now be available
for shorter delays to journeys. I am
concerned that the ticket machines
still seem to fail rather regularly which
I will be taking up with Greater Anglia.
While the announcement that the rail
replacement service will again be in
place over Easter, they are necessary
improvements for a more reliable rail
service.
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