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Harriett Baldwin MP

Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire since 2010

Served in the Government between 2014 and 2019 in the Whips Office, His Majesty’s Treasury,  the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for International Development. Chair of the UK Parliamentary Delegation to the Interparliamentary Union 2019-2022 and Chair of Treasury Select Committee 2022-2024.

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News
MP Repeats Support for Tiddesley Wood ‘Buffer Zone’
14 March 2025

West Worcestershire MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has repeated her call for a clear buffer zone to protect the ancient Tiddesley Wood from housing developers after the approval of a planning application to build up to 300 homes on the edge of Pershore, against the wishes of Wychavon councillors.
MP Calls for Swift Action to Keep Severn Stoke on Track
10 March 2025

West Worcestershire MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has called for swift action to find a new partner to build the permanent flood scheme at Severn Stoke after another contractor withdrew from the long-delayed project.
MP Renews Flood Defence Support
7 March 2025

West Worcestershire MP Dame Harriett Baldwin pledged to keep fighting for the permanent flood protection scheme for Tenbury Wells but urged local property owners to come forward to sign up for individual property protection assessments.
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In Parliament
Dame Harriett Baldwin presses Government on Fujitsu compensation contribution for Post Office Horizon victims

Following the Business Secretary’s recent meeting with Fujitsu in Japan, Dame Harriett Baldwin asks how much the company will contribute to compensating those affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Dame Harriett Baldwin challenges Government on elusive business growth

Shadow Minister Dame Harriett Baldwin questions the Government on growth, after she fails to find any statistics suggesting business growth apart from a growth of 50% in the number of businesses that are in critical financial distress.
Baldwin urges Chancellor to heed protests and scrap Family Farm Tax

Dame Harriett Baldwin calls on the Chancellor to recognise the protests on Whitehall and reverse the family farm tax, which raises less than a day’s worth of NHS funding.
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Planning Links
South Worcs Development Plan Sustainability Appraisal Consultation
South Worcestershire Development Plan: View the latest version
South Worcestershire Development Plan: Read Harriett’s response
White Paper: Latest proposals to reform the planning system
White Paper: Read Harriett’s response
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Local Campaigns
Tenbury Flood Defences Walking Tour
Flood Defences and Protection

Harriett continues to campaign for flood defences for Severn Stoke and Tenbury Wells. 

Tenbury Wells: 

Click here to take part in the Environment Agency consultation.

February 2024 Newsletter

 

Infrastructure

Harriett is campaigning for a number of local infrastructure projects including better access to fast broadband, improvements to Pershore railway station and station parking, the dualling of the remainder of the North Cotswold Line between Worcester and London, and health and education facilities.
Schools

Harriett campaigns for fairer funding for rural school and backs a number of bids to the Condition Improvement Fund from local schools.