@jamesnaish
Labour MP for Rushcliffe, helping individuals, businesses and organisations across the constituency. Building a thriving Rushcliffe for everyone. 🇬🇧 🇭🇰 🇺🇦 🕊 🌎 Email: james.naish.mp@parliament.uk Website: www.jamesnaish.com Phone: 0115 646 6404
🇭🇰 I want to keep all my constituents up to date with what’s happening both locally and in Westminster. Alongside my weekly online newsletter, I also produce an update for Rushcliffe’s Hongkonger community.
👉 If you’d like a physical copy, please contact james.naish.mp@parliament.uk
✅ It’s been a busy week locally ... from sorting tax refunds and visas to liaising with housing providers.
👉 If you have any issues that need attention, please contact james.naish.mp@parliament.uk or 0115 646 6404 and we'll seek to help or point you in the right direction.
🚧 Road closures shouldn’t cut communities off from the places they rely on every day.
That’s why Cllr Butler and I have written to Cadent Gas to raise our concerns about the simultaneous closures affecting Cotgrave, Tollerton and surrounding villages.
♻️ The Big Plastic Count is here! For one week starting today, thousands of people will be counting every piece of plastic packaging they throw away. Together, we’ll uncover the true scale of the UK’s big plastic problem.
👉 You can access your starter pack and join here: thebigplasticcount.com
📰 Last week I attended a drop-in on local news. The #EastMidlands ranks 9/12 UK regions for number of outlets, with #Rushcliffe called a “relative news desert” as the independent West Bridgford Wire bucks the trend. We must all support local journalism.
🌷 Happy International Women’s Day
Today we celebrate the strength, kindness, resilience, and achievements of women in Rushcliffe and beyond. Thank you to the women who inspire us, support us, and make the world a better place every day.
📣 Good news for the East Midlands: the Government’s Connect to Work programme is expanding with £300m to help people who are sick, disabled or facing barriers into jobs. Our region will receive £44.1m, supporting around 12,000 people with tailored help into work.
🚕 I raised a parliamentary question on what more is being done to protect taxi drivers in Nottinghamshire and across the UK from abuse.
The transport minister confirmed it’s unacceptable and a priority to tackle. Taxi drivers deserve to feel safe at work. Read more: tinyurl.com/2ber5a4f
🏡Many of you have contacted me about park homes. I’ve been working locally and nationally to support residents and end the unfair 10% commission paid to site owners when homes are sold. Ahead of a debate I secured this spring, share your views by 29 May here: tinyurl.com/yc5y3vwh
🚃 Sustainable, reliable public transport is important if we want growth to benefit people across Rushcliffe. With Cllr Gowland, I’ve written to East Midlands Mayor welcoming the feasibility study into extending the NET tram network into Rushcliffe to support connectivity and sustainable growth.
📣 Given the media’s role in shaping politics, the government must take responsibility in this space. On Monday I raised this in Parliament, and a colleague highlighted that journalists, especially women, face threats. If we want to protect public debate, we must protect those who take part in it.
📮📯 Tell me about Royal Mail issues across Rushcliffe.
Thanks to everyone who contacted my office about delivery problems. I’ve visited depots, spoken with staff, raised this in parliament and with the minister.
📣 Has it improved? Please complete this short survey: tinyurl.com/RushcliffeRo...
🌸🎨 Happy Holi to everyone in Rushcliffe and beyond!
Wishing you a day full of colour, laughter and time well spent with the people who matter most. May this special festival bring fresh energy, new beginnings and plenty of reasons to smile.
🎱 Councils should have the power to protect communities from gambling harm. That’s why I’ve added my name to a cross-party letter on “Aim to Permit”. We’ve now received a response outlining new Cumulative Impact Assessments and a commitment to reducing gambling harm. This conversation must continue.
🚸 It was good to meet Marissa from St Peter’s in parliament again today.
I've been really impressed how Rushcliffe schools are teaching the fundamentals of different parliamentary systems, and hope to see more ambassadors down here next year.
#TeachUKParl
✅ It’s been a busy but productive week, with my team and I supporting constituents across a range of issues.
👉 If you have any issues that need attention, you can contact us on james.naish.mp@parliament.uk or 0115 646 6404 and we'll seek to help or point you in the right direction.
🙌🏻🏡 Big win for leaseholders in #Rushcliffe.
I welcome plans to cap ground rents at £250 a year, reducing to a peppercorn in future. This will put money back into the pockets of families and pensioners and is a major step towards a fairer leasehold system.
Today I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment for Holocaust Memorial Day. We remember the six million Jews murdered, honour survivors, and all persecuted by the Nazis. I pledge to remember, reflect, and speak out against antisemitism and all hatred. #HolocaustMemorialDay
👉Listen to the rest of my speech here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
🐶🐾 Animal rescue centres shouldn’t rely on goodwill alone. Many meet high care standards while struggling to stay open. In #Rushcliffe, the Radcliffe Animal Centre costs around £800,000 a year to run and is funded independently. If we’re serious about regulation, we need proper funding.
👶🏼 I’ve just met with #NHS midwives to talk about maternity services which, as we know too well locally, are under a lot of pressure. Given the understandable noise that must be investigated properly, it's easy to forget there are lots of brilliant staff working hard to support mothers and babies.
📚 No student should suffer because the law is unclear...
Yesterday, I led a Westminster Hall debate on whether universities should have a statutory duty of care for student wellbeing and safety. While mental health challenges are rising, legal protections haven’t kept pace.
Beijing’s plan for a mega-embassy in central London threatens the safety of 700,000 Hongkonger, Chinese, Tibetan and Uyghur communities. A 2018 PM pledge of “no delays” raises doubts over planning independence. I urge rejection and will keep campaigning.
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✅ The Government has confirmed £6.7 million for active travel in #Nottinghamshire over the next four years, including repairs to the #Radcliffe - #Cotgrave Greenway.
The problem is recognised, the funding is secured. Now we need a clear plan and timeline to reopen this key traffic-free route.
🎰 🎲 Gambling harm is damaging lives and high streets. I’ve added my name to a cross-party letter backing a 10 Minute Rule Bill to end the outdated “aim to permit” principle and give councils real power to protect communities and put people before profit.
📊 🎉 As the new year takes off, here’s the last 12 months in numbers...
Behind every stat is a conversation, a concern or an issue that matters to somebody local. I’m proud to be there for you.
Here’s to a happy, healthy New Year and another year of getting things done. ✅
💉 💊 Have you had your flu jab yet?
Flu cases in #nottinghamshire are soaring. Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself, your loved ones and to help our hardworking #NHS staff.
👉 Book your flu vaccine here: bit.ly/3MCioQE, or by calling 119.
🐾 I’m pleased to welcome the government’s new Animal Welfare Strategy published this morning. These are the biggest animal welfare reforms in a generation: ending cruel practices like puppy farming, strengthening protections for farm animals,
and improving standards across #Rushcliffe.
🇪🇺 🇬🇧 In case you missed it, the UK is set to rejoin the Erasmus programme!
It’s a great step for students and for closer UK-EU relations. Really exciting news for everyone.
👉 You can read more about it here:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
