Local MP Maggie Throup is supporting Bowel Cancer UK’s campaign #thisisbowelcancer, to shine a light on the varied and many people affected by bowel cancer as part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month this April.

Figures released today show that in East Midlands, there are 2,349,115 people in work – meaning that, under the Conservatives, 249,378 more people have the security of a job.

Erewash MP Maggie Throup is calling for nominees to enter the official NHS awards in recognition of staff who go above and beyond the call of duty.

Local MP Maggie Throup has renewed her efforts to secure backing for a new ‘Junction 25A’ of the M1 which would greatly help to reduce congestion throughout Erewash.

In a Parliamentary Question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Maggie asked:

Erewash MP Maggie Throup has questioned the motives behind the hastily-arranged public meeting about Corporation Road traffic, organised by a Labour Councillor just weeks before the Borough elections which take place on 2nd May.

Erewash MP Maggie Throup has welcomed the news that a new system for organ donation has made it onto the statute books.

After more than a century in business, Derbyshire-based Stacey’s Bakery has finally made its mark in Parliament.

Local MP Maggie Throup is encouraging community groups from across Erewash to bid for charitable grants of up to £25,000 from Tesco’s ‘Bags of Help Centenary Grants’.

This week, Erewash MP Maggie Throup contributed to an important Parliamentary debate about Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and called on the Government to step up its support for this type of innovative nuclear technology being developed by UK firms, include Derby-based Rolls Royce.

In recent days I have been contacted by a number of local residents regarding the Ilkeston Winter Shelter, and more specifically concerns about substance abuse in our town.