James is campaigning locally and in Parliament to help bring more jobs and investment to our area, improve skills and build more homes in the right places for local people to rent or buy.
Local businesses create jobs and many are concerned the impact of tax increases and red tape will make it harder to succeed. James will continue to speak up for our local firms and high streets. Through Norfolk for Jobs, he has been helping people into work and employers to fill vacancies and address skills shortages.
As a Shadow Treasury minister, James has been supporting small businesses and our high streets by calling for lower business rates and taxes.
North West Norfolk has lower unemployment than the national average and leading firms in manufacturing, farming and food production, tourism, and healthcare who are creating jobs locally. James regularly meets with local businesses to understand the challenges they are facing, discuss measures that would boost investment and encourage exports, and infrastructure and skills improvements.
Pubs and hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities. With a fifth of local jobs in the sector, James voted against the Labour Government's national insurance increases and business rate rises and will continue to champion and support our local firms.
On housing, in North West Norfolk, 64 per cent of households own their own home, 19 per cent rent privately, and 15.7 per cent rent from a social landlord, with 0.6 per cent in shared ownership. What is clear to James from talking to constituents is there’s a pressing need for more homes to rent and buy for local people at prices they can afford. New housing development needs to be accompanied by school places, GPs, dentists, and other infrastructure such as the A10 West Winch Housing Access Road. .
