Supporting Jobs and Businesses in Stourbridge

Suzanne Webb MP and West Midlands Mayor Andy Street at local businesses Pegasus

My priority for Stourbridge is jobs, investment, and upskilling.

Private sector innovation is the key to a strong economy and delivering prosperity for working people. Local businesses are important engines that drive economic growth and employ hundreds of local people. That is why it is important that the Government does it all can to foster a climate where businesses can thrive as we recover from the global pandemic.

I will always champion local businesses and investment in Stourbridge and work to ensure that local people have the skills they need to get well-paid jobs.

You can keep up to date on my visits to local businesses and my work championing investment and jobs in Parliament on this page. 

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Small Business Saturday

 I was delighted to support local retailers in the town at the weekend as part of Small Business Saturday. I went to the family-run Jewellery Inspired in the Ryemarket in Stourbridge where I met with Jane McCrone. I then went to Secret Love which sells clothing and gifts and spoke with Debbio

Visit to Ryemarket Shopping Centre

Today I visited the Ryemarket Shopping Centre in Stourbridge town centre to meet with Manager Aaron Powell to discuss a variety of issues that constituents have raised with me.  After Aaron and myself reporting these issues to Dudley Council, I am pleased to report the following updates: 

Visit to Britannia Sports Bar in Wollaston

I was delighted to visit Britannia Sports Bar in Wollaston today to give them a life-saving bleed-control kit and hear about the brilliant community work they do. I heard from the Manager, Wayne Etheridge, about the fantastic work the bar does in the community – from raising money for a new defibri

Supporting Exporters in Stourbridge

Today I asked the Minister for Exports what steps the Government is taking to support UK manufacturing exports.  Suzanne Webb MP My constituency has a long history of manufacturing excellence, whether in iron and steel or in producing the best glass in the world.

Visit to Elements Training & Assessment Centre

It was great to visit a local training centre that is helping to qualify the next generation of gas, plumbing and heating engineers by offering various skills training courses and qualifications. I met with Matthew Stonehouse, the Managing Director of Elements Training and Assessment, and toured th

Visit to Lye and Printworks Brewery

I met with West Midlands Mayor Andy Street in Lye and caught up with Councillor Dave Borley and local campaigner Lisa Clinton about the regeneration plans for the historic town. Andy and I were given a tour of the onsite Printworks Brewery at the Windsor Castle - a fantastic family-run business. T

UK's Nuclear Energy Industry

I was delighted to speak in support of the UK’s nuclear energy industry and the opportunities it will bring for local industry in Stourbridge. It is fantastic that over £280 million-worth of business opportunities have been realised by over 200 companies in the West Midlands on the back of the Hink

Supporting Local Pubs and Breweries

  I was delighted to support a local brewery and pub at an event in Westminster today celebrating the best of British beer. 

Business Breakfast

  My priority for Stourbridge is jobs and investment. 

That is why I held a breakfast meeting with some of Stourbridge's biggest employers ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Statement to hear views and concerns about the present economic climate.

Visit to Pegasus in Lye with Mayor Andy Street

I visited a Lye-based waste recycling company with the West Midlands Mayor Andy Street that is a UK-first processing centre to clean up contaminated soil from Brownfield sites. We visited Pegasus Grab Hire, based in Bott Lane, to see first-hand the soil washing process that could help more brownfie