Supporting Communities

Stephen Metcalfe MP has welcomed the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill which will strengthen police powers and create a new criminal offence to tackle unauthorised encampments.

Stephen Metcalfe MP has welcomed the 2021 Budget which will protect jobs, livelihoods and support South Basildon & East Thurrock’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. 

Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, welcomes funding boost of £1,160,000 to tackle serious violence in Essex.

A special unit designed to help tackle serious violence and prevent young people in Essex being drawn into it will receive £1,160,000.

Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, has welcomed the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine at Basildon Hospital.

Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, visits Basildon University Hospital to discuss the plans for the winter ahead.

Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has called for tougher knife crime sentences following the youth stabbing incident on Mayfair Avenue in Pitsea on 24 August.

Stephen Metcalfe MP welcomes that the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is set to receive an additional £4,838,000 of funding to upgrade A&E facilities ahead of this winter.

Statement on recent Traveller incursion in Langdon Hills:

Stephen Metcalfe MP said: “I am of course aware of the recent Traveller incursion in Langdon Hills.

Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, praises Basildon World War Two veteran Don Sheppard on his 100th Birthday today and presents him with a letter of congratulations from the Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon & East Thurrock, thanks Captain Tom Moore on the occasion of his 100th Birthday for raising over £31 million for the NHS. He also invites constituents to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday 8th May from home.