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Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP clashes with Chief Secretary to the Treasury over economic policy
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Patrick Spencer has called for tax cuts during an exchange in Parliament with Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones. The debate centered on government borrowing costs and economic growth.News
Local MPs split as national inquiry into grooming gangs rejected
Local MPs Jack Abbott and Patrick Spencer (inevitably) found themselves on opposite sides of a controversial vote on whether to launch a national inquiry into grooming gangs, as the amendment was (also inevitably) defeated in parliament by 364 votes to 111.News
Health Minister meets Ipswich MPs over cancelled surgery plans
The government minister responsible for primary care has met with Ipswich's MPs to discuss the cancelled development of a 'super surgery' in north west Ipswich. Stephen Kinnock MP held talks with local representatives following the scrapping of Cardinal Medical Practice's planned development at the former Tooks Bakery site.News
Local MP presses for answers on pensioner benefit take-up
Patrick Spencer, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, has asked the government to outline what progress has been made in reaching pensioners who may be missing out on vital financial support.News
Government responds to special educational needs concerns in Suffolk
The Department for Education has outlined measures to address "widespread failings" in Suffolk's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services following questions from Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Patrick Spencer.News
Health minister dodges meeting request on north Ipswich GP expansion plans
Health minister Stephen Kinnock has sidestepped a request to meet with Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Patrick Spencer about expediting plans to expand primary care services in north Ipswich and surrounding villages.News
Plans for new Cardinal Medical Practice 'super surgery' are scrapped in major blow for 30,000 patients
Health bosses and council officials are going back to the drawing board after plans for a new £7.5m Cardinal Medical Practice 'super surgery' in northwest Ipswich were scrapped due to "rising costs".News
Fascinating data reveals the people and organisations funding our local MPs
Newly elected MPs Jack Abbott and Patrick Spencer have disclosed donations totalling more than £66,000 in the past year, along with other interests. The declarations are part of the required financial interest disclosures for MPs.News
Ipswich.co.uk launches local MP trackers
Our new MP trackers provide a factual and unbiased overview of your local MP's voting records, public commitments, and key policy positions.Company
MP Tracker: Patrick Spencer
A factual and unbiased public record of MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Patrick Spencer's public commitments.Resource
Patrick Spencer, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, issues statement on Cardinal Medical Practice
Following our investigation into Cardinal Medical Practice, Patrick Spencer, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, has followed Jack Abbott by calling for urgent action as the practice continues to struggle three years after its formation.News
Cardinal Medical Practice: Three years on, have over 30,000 Ipswich patients been let down?
Three years after its controversial formation and more than two years after a Care Quality Commission inspection found the practice "requires improvement," our investigation reveals persistent issues and a practice that still appears to be struggling to meet patient needs.News