Dear resident,
Spring has finally arrived to Sussex Weald and with the clocks going forward to British Summer Time this weekend, we're another step closer to longer, warmer days. ☀️
🚓 March has been a month with a lot of focus on rural crime. I joined local Councillors Johanna Howell and Bob Standley at a public meeting organised by Withyham and Blackham residents, who had the chance to raise their concerns with representatives from Sussex Police, Wealden District Council and East Sussex County Council. Discussions centred around anti-social behaviour, theft of machinery and equipment for the purpose of international resale, and fundraising for more ANPR cameras. You can read more about the meeting HERE.
📺 Although levels of crime are low overall across Sussex Weald, rural crime is one of the most important issues in the north of the constituency at the border with Kent. I raised the matter on BBC Politics South East last Sunday, also highlighting my ongoing work with Sussex Police’s Rural Crime Team and Wealden Neighbourhood Policing Team to secure more police presence and visibility in the area and more cross-border, multi-agency efforts to prevent rural crime. For more information click HERE or you can view the full programme on BBC iPlayer.
I continue working with our local authorities, organisations and businesses and I'm pleased that there's been a lot of exciting things happening in the constituency. Please click on each image below to read more about what I've been up to👇🏽
📱Meeting with Vodafone about coverage improvements in Wadhurst
🌼 Joining Horam charities and communities at a Volunteers Fair
📮 Welcoming a Post Office branch back to Mayfield High Street
🦌 Celebrating 30 years of local charity WRAS
🤝🏽 Speaking at an Iftar fundraiser hosted by the British Asian Trust
🗞️ Interview with The Parliamentarian to celebrate IWD
I was chuffed to Chair the International Women’s Day debate in UK Parliament earlier this month. There are 263 women MPs currently serving in the UK House of Commons, making up 40% of the total number of MPs today - the highest number in the UK's history. Also for the first time in its history, the UK Parliament has an all-female team of Deputy Speakers in the UK House of Commons, which I am honoured to be part of.
When I was growing up, it was inconceivable someone like me could be active in politics. My journey has not been easy, but it's been exciting to see changes and opportunities for women opening up within my own lifetime and I hope that this will inspire local girls from working class backgrounds like me to consider jobs they believed were out of reach for them.
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🇬🇧 Visit Parliament 🇬🇧
I’m always keen to ensure that our democracy and Parliament is as open as possible, which is why I have welcomed hundreds of Sussex Weald constituents, local teachers and students, charity volunteers and businesses to Westminster over the past ten years.
If you are interested in a tour of the Palace of Westminster and live in Sussex Weald constituency, please get in touch with me via my website 👉🏽 www.nusghani.org.uk/visitparliament 👈🏽 and I would be happy to assist.
☎️ Contact ☎️
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Casework is undertaken daily and surgery appointments are currently taking place in person, over the phone, or virtually.
Yours sincerely,
Nusrat