Nigel Mills

Pleased that restrictions to student visa routes came into effect this week - around 140,000 fewer people will come into the UK.

Int'l students starting courses this month can no longer bring family members unless they're on a postgrad research course or funded by a Govt scholarship.

Happy New Year everyone!

Merry everyone! The constituency office will be open again on 28th December.

I’m blocking the reasons used to prevent flights to Rwanda from taking off.

This emergency law is the only way to make Rwanda work and control our borders.

The Environment Agency has told me that 10-25mm of rain across Derbyshire on Thursday with max totals of 20-40 mm rain over higher ground. 10mm of rain will be expected on Friday.

I urge everyone to remain vigilant and check out the live flood warning map at:

Check for flooding in England - GOV.UK View current flood warnings and alerts for England and the national flood forecast for the next 5 days. Also check river, sea, groundwater and rainfall levels.

Happy to hear that James Cleverly has signed a joint treaty with Rwanda's Foreign Minister Dr Vincent Biruta which addresses the concerns of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and will allow the Govt to proceed with the plan to send asylum seekers to .

The treaty ensures that people relocated to Rwanda are not at risk of being returned to a country where their life or freedom would be threatened.

It is clear that - both legal and illegal - is far too high and needs to be drastically reduced.

I thus welcome the measures announced yesterday by James Cleverly, which will reduce net migration by 300,000 per year.

Pleased to hear that Jeremy Hunt has announced the following in his :

Headline rates of National Insurance cut by 2%
Minimum Wage will rise to £11.44/hr and will apply to over 21s
75% discount on business rates for firms in retail, hospitality and leisure
Benefits will be uprated in line with inflation
Triple lock will be kept – state pension will rise by 8.5%

Great to speak to Later Life Ambitions today at the launch of their Pensioners’ Manifesto, which lays out a vision for 11 million older people in the UK.

I support their call for a commitment to guarantee the State Pension triple lock for at least the duration of the next Parliament, investment in local transport services for uprated concessions, and improved accessibility for older people on all new transport facilities.

If your child is between 4 - 16 years old and is eligible for benefits-related free school meals, they can access It’s About Me Clubs for FREE!

The It’s About Me holiday clubs will run from the 27th of December to 5th of January. Bookings will open on Monday 4th December.

For more information visit www.itsaboutmederbyshire.co.uk

It’s About Me is a Holiday Activity and Food Programme funded by the Department for Education. It is designed for children and young people across Derbyshire to have fulfilling, active and healthy school holidays.

Happy to see that is now at 4.6%, from a peak of 11% last year. Our priority should now be to get it down to the 2% target as fast as possible.

On , I wish to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Let’s remember and honour their courage, resilience, and the freedom they’ve secured for us.

I visited Year 6 pupils at Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy in Alfreton yesterday to talk about Parliament as part of . Always great to see young people being interested in politics!

Yesterday, I discussed the significance of the hospitality sector in Amber Valley with UKHospitality. Boosting the high street in Amber Valley is an important issue for us all!

Earlier today I spoke to Sense Charity – we discussed the barriers which people with complex disabilities face in the labour market.

I met with British Gas engineers and the British Gas Energy Trust this afternoon to talk about grants for households this winter. Please check if you’re eligible for a £150 rebate through the Warm Home Discount scheme. Customers can also apply for grants of up to £1500 through the British Gas Energy Trust.

This week is UK Parliament Week.

Please email me at [email protected] if you or your school would like to visit Parliament!

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Great to be at the Toyota GB manufacturing plant today in Burnaston to hear about the company’s future. Excited to see their upcoming range of cars !