Jen Craft
@thurrockjen.bsky.social
Labour MP for Thurrock
If you're a constituent looking for support, please email jen.craft.mp@parliament.uk
If you're a constituent looking for support, please email jen.craft.mp@parliament.uk
Parents voices must be at the heart of upcoming reforms to the SEND system.
Thank you to everyone who’s completed my survey – I’ve had over 100 responses! www.surveymonkey.com/r/JenCraftMPSendSurvey
If you need an easy read version, email jen.craft.mp@parliament.uk
(Thurrock residents only)
Thank you to everyone who’s completed my survey – I’ve had over 100 responses! www.surveymonkey.com/r/JenCraftMPSendSurvey
If you need an easy read version, email jen.craft.mp@parliament.uk
(Thurrock residents only)
August 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Parents voices must be at the heart of upcoming reforms to the SEND system.
Thank you to everyone who’s completed my survey – I’ve had over 100 responses! www.surveymonkey.com/r/JenCraftMPSendSurvey
If you need an easy read version, email jen.craft.mp@parliament.uk
(Thurrock residents only)
Thank you to everyone who’s completed my survey – I’ve had over 100 responses! www.surveymonkey.com/r/JenCraftMPSendSurvey
If you need an easy read version, email jen.craft.mp@parliament.uk
(Thurrock residents only)
I want to hear from you about fixing our broken SEND system.
If you're the parent or carer of a child in Thurrock with special educational needs or a disability, please fill in my survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/MG8ST6Q
I'm determined that parents' voices are at the heart of the upcoming changes.
If you're the parent or carer of a child in Thurrock with special educational needs or a disability, please fill in my survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/MG8ST6Q
I'm determined that parents' voices are at the heart of the upcoming changes.
August 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I want to hear from you about fixing our broken SEND system.
If you're the parent or carer of a child in Thurrock with special educational needs or a disability, please fill in my survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/MG8ST6Q
I'm determined that parents' voices are at the heart of the upcoming changes.
If you're the parent or carer of a child in Thurrock with special educational needs or a disability, please fill in my survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/MG8ST6Q
I'm determined that parents' voices are at the heart of the upcoming changes.
Great to speak at the East of England APPG meeting on Health Innovation yesterday.
A big thank you to @healthinnoveast.bsky.social for the work you're doing to improve prevention efforts across the East.
A big thank you to @healthinnoveast.bsky.social for the work you're doing to improve prevention efforts across the East.
July 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Great to speak at the East of England APPG meeting on Health Innovation yesterday.
A big thank you to @healthinnoveast.bsky.social for the work you're doing to improve prevention efforts across the East.
A big thank you to @healthinnoveast.bsky.social for the work you're doing to improve prevention efforts across the East.
I am absolutely determined that children and their families are at the heart of incoming of reforms.
It's great to see the Secretary of State for Education committed to working closely with SEND parents, restoring trust in our broken system. /2
It's great to see the Secretary of State for Education committed to working closely with SEND parents, restoring trust in our broken system. /2
July 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I am absolutely determined that children and their families are at the heart of incoming of reforms.
It's great to see the Secretary of State for Education committed to working closely with SEND parents, restoring trust in our broken system. /2
It's great to see the Secretary of State for Education committed to working closely with SEND parents, restoring trust in our broken system. /2
SEND parents are furious that we have to spend time and energy we do not have, fighting against a system designed by successive Conservative governments to deny our children the support they need.
Change is coming under Labour, but after a decade of failure, parents are understandably anxious. /1
Change is coming under Labour, but after a decade of failure, parents are understandably anxious. /1
July 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
SEND parents are furious that we have to spend time and energy we do not have, fighting against a system designed by successive Conservative governments to deny our children the support they need.
Change is coming under Labour, but after a decade of failure, parents are understandably anxious. /1
Change is coming under Labour, but after a decade of failure, parents are understandably anxious. /1
97 years ago this week, women finally won the right to vote on equal terms with men.
Now, we have a record 264 female MPs in parliament.
We owe this success to the women who came before us.
I think our grandmothers would be proud to see how far we’ve come since they first went to the ballot box.
Now, we have a record 264 female MPs in parliament.
We owe this success to the women who came before us.
I think our grandmothers would be proud to see how far we’ve come since they first went to the ballot box.
July 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
97 years ago this week, women finally won the right to vote on equal terms with men.
Now, we have a record 264 female MPs in parliament.
We owe this success to the women who came before us.
I think our grandmothers would be proud to see how far we’ve come since they first went to the ballot box.
Now, we have a record 264 female MPs in parliament.
We owe this success to the women who came before us.
I think our grandmothers would be proud to see how far we’ve come since they first went to the ballot box.
I have chosen to sign a reasoned amendment which aims to halt the progress of the government’s welfare bill.
While I recognise the need for reform, I have serious concerns around the impacts of the proposed legislation - particularly for disabled people.
While I recognise the need for reform, I have serious concerns around the impacts of the proposed legislation - particularly for disabled people.
June 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I have chosen to sign a reasoned amendment which aims to halt the progress of the government’s welfare bill.
While I recognise the need for reform, I have serious concerns around the impacts of the proposed legislation - particularly for disabled people.
While I recognise the need for reform, I have serious concerns around the impacts of the proposed legislation - particularly for disabled people.
If an unmarried women looses her partner during pregnancy, she must undergo a traumatic legal process to register their name on the child's birth certificate.
I've proposed a bill that seeks to provide a simple process for bereaved mothers, dragging outdated legislation into the 21st century.
I've proposed a bill that seeks to provide a simple process for bereaved mothers, dragging outdated legislation into the 21st century.
June 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If an unmarried women looses her partner during pregnancy, she must undergo a traumatic legal process to register their name on the child's birth certificate.
I've proposed a bill that seeks to provide a simple process for bereaved mothers, dragging outdated legislation into the 21st century.
I've proposed a bill that seeks to provide a simple process for bereaved mothers, dragging outdated legislation into the 21st century.
This week, I asked Education Minister @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social about the progress in delivering the British Sign Language GCSE.
As Chair of the BSL APPG, I've been working hard with fellow MPs and @bda.org.uk to get this lifechanging qualification introduced at the earliest opportunity.
As Chair of the BSL APPG, I've been working hard with fellow MPs and @bda.org.uk to get this lifechanging qualification introduced at the earliest opportunity.
June 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This week, I asked Education Minister @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social about the progress in delivering the British Sign Language GCSE.
As Chair of the BSL APPG, I've been working hard with fellow MPs and @bda.org.uk to get this lifechanging qualification introduced at the earliest opportunity.
As Chair of the BSL APPG, I've been working hard with fellow MPs and @bda.org.uk to get this lifechanging qualification introduced at the earliest opportunity.
Brilliant to see the government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee taking effect in Thurrock, with eight new neighbourhood officers now on the beat thanks to this funding.
Constituents want visible, local policing. This is an excellent first step, and an important investment in our police force.
Constituents want visible, local policing. This is an excellent first step, and an important investment in our police force.
June 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Brilliant to see the government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee taking effect in Thurrock, with eight new neighbourhood officers now on the beat thanks to this funding.
Constituents want visible, local policing. This is an excellent first step, and an important investment in our police force.
Constituents want visible, local policing. This is an excellent first step, and an important investment in our police force.
For people with learning disabilities or autism, a locked mental health ward can be a living hell.
Under the 1983 Mental Health Act, these conditions alone can be used to justify detention.
I strongly welcome the government’s new Mental Health Bill, which will help end this shameful practise.
Under the 1983 Mental Health Act, these conditions alone can be used to justify detention.
I strongly welcome the government’s new Mental Health Bill, which will help end this shameful practise.
May 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
For people with learning disabilities or autism, a locked mental health ward can be a living hell.
Under the 1983 Mental Health Act, these conditions alone can be used to justify detention.
I strongly welcome the government’s new Mental Health Bill, which will help end this shameful practise.
Under the 1983 Mental Health Act, these conditions alone can be used to justify detention.
I strongly welcome the government’s new Mental Health Bill, which will help end this shameful practise.
Like thousands of other people with a serious mental illness, I've created my own package of care.
Because I deserve to live, and to live well.
We must overhaul community mental health services, to give people with a serious mental illness the ability and right to live the best lives they can. /2
Because I deserve to live, and to live well.
We must overhaul community mental health services, to give people with a serious mental illness the ability and right to live the best lives they can. /2
May 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Like thousands of other people with a serious mental illness, I've created my own package of care.
Because I deserve to live, and to live well.
We must overhaul community mental health services, to give people with a serious mental illness the ability and right to live the best lives they can. /2
Because I deserve to live, and to live well.
We must overhaul community mental health services, to give people with a serious mental illness the ability and right to live the best lives they can. /2
In a debate on the Mental Health Bill, I spoke about my personal experience of serious mental illness.
While I have received good care, this is sadly the exception, and not the rule.
Too often, treatment is patronising, reductive, and inconsistent. /1
While I have received good care, this is sadly the exception, and not the rule.
Too often, treatment is patronising, reductive, and inconsistent. /1
May 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In a debate on the Mental Health Bill, I spoke about my personal experience of serious mental illness.
While I have received good care, this is sadly the exception, and not the rule.
Too often, treatment is patronising, reductive, and inconsistent. /1
While I have received good care, this is sadly the exception, and not the rule.
Too often, treatment is patronising, reductive, and inconsistent. /1
A real honour to attend so many community events in Thurrock marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
An opportunity to celebrate that famous victory, while reflecting on those who sacrificed so much to defend our country and our freedoms.
An opportunity to celebrate that famous victory, while reflecting on those who sacrificed so much to defend our country and our freedoms.
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A real honour to attend so many community events in Thurrock marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
An opportunity to celebrate that famous victory, while reflecting on those who sacrificed so much to defend our country and our freedoms.
An opportunity to celebrate that famous victory, while reflecting on those who sacrificed so much to defend our country and our freedoms.
Ahead of #VEDay80, I reflected in Parliament on the remarkable social change brought about by the end of the war.
As 300,000 disabled servicemen and women returned home, attitudes toward disability changed – leading to groundbreaking legislation considering the needs of disabled people.
As 300,000 disabled servicemen and women returned home, attitudes toward disability changed – leading to groundbreaking legislation considering the needs of disabled people.
May 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ahead of #VEDay80, I reflected in Parliament on the remarkable social change brought about by the end of the war.
As 300,000 disabled servicemen and women returned home, attitudes toward disability changed – leading to groundbreaking legislation considering the needs of disabled people.
As 300,000 disabled servicemen and women returned home, attitudes toward disability changed – leading to groundbreaking legislation considering the needs of disabled people.
On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we pay tribute to those who defended our nation and our freedom.
It's an opportunity for us to reflect on the extraordinary bravery of the wartime generation, in Thurrock and across the country, and celebrate the British values they fought to defend.
It's an opportunity for us to reflect on the extraordinary bravery of the wartime generation, in Thurrock and across the country, and celebrate the British values they fought to defend.
May 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we pay tribute to those who defended our nation and our freedom.
It's an opportunity for us to reflect on the extraordinary bravery of the wartime generation, in Thurrock and across the country, and celebrate the British values they fought to defend.
It's an opportunity for us to reflect on the extraordinary bravery of the wartime generation, in Thurrock and across the country, and celebrate the British values they fought to defend.
In recent years there’s been a systematic failure to identify and address child sexual abuse in the family – with victims' voices ignored.
I asked @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social how Labour’s strategy on violence against women and girls will tackle this complex form of abuse.
I asked @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social how Labour’s strategy on violence against women and girls will tackle this complex form of abuse.
May 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In recent years there’s been a systematic failure to identify and address child sexual abuse in the family – with victims' voices ignored.
I asked @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social how Labour’s strategy on violence against women and girls will tackle this complex form of abuse.
I asked @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social how Labour’s strategy on violence against women and girls will tackle this complex form of abuse.
School support staff, teaching assistants, and learning support assistants play a key role in enabling the inclusion of children with SEND in our schools.
I asked @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social what steps the department is taking to upskill the school support workforce to meet the needs of every child.
I asked @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social what steps the department is taking to upskill the school support workforce to meet the needs of every child.
April 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
School support staff, teaching assistants, and learning support assistants play a key role in enabling the inclusion of children with SEND in our schools.
I asked @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social what steps the department is taking to upskill the school support workforce to meet the needs of every child.
I asked @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social what steps the department is taking to upskill the school support workforce to meet the needs of every child.
Privilege to lay a brick in @msenhshospitals.bsky.social’s new community diagnostic centre in Thurrock.
Great example of shifting NHS care into the community, cutting waiting lists with better access to vital tests and scans - closer to home for patients.
Great example of shifting NHS care into the community, cutting waiting lists with better access to vital tests and scans - closer to home for patients.
April 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Privilege to lay a brick in @msenhshospitals.bsky.social’s new community diagnostic centre in Thurrock.
Great example of shifting NHS care into the community, cutting waiting lists with better access to vital tests and scans - closer to home for patients.
Great example of shifting NHS care into the community, cutting waiting lists with better access to vital tests and scans - closer to home for patients.
It’s particularly concerning that we are seeing gambling mechanics embedded into video games.
It's important we understand how children are being exposed to gambling, in order to prevent them developing potentially problematic behaviours from an early age.
It's important we understand how children are being exposed to gambling, in order to prevent them developing potentially problematic behaviours from an early age.
April 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s particularly concerning that we are seeing gambling mechanics embedded into video games.
It's important we understand how children are being exposed to gambling, in order to prevent them developing potentially problematic behaviours from an early age.
It's important we understand how children are being exposed to gambling, in order to prevent them developing potentially problematic behaviours from an early age.
In recent years, there’s been an alarming increase in the prevalence of gambling addiction.
With people now bombarded with betting ads and able to gamble from their phones, I asked experts in @commonshealth.bsky.social about how we can safeguard children 📺👇
With people now bombarded with betting ads and able to gamble from their phones, I asked experts in @commonshealth.bsky.social about how we can safeguard children 📺👇
April 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In recent years, there’s been an alarming increase in the prevalence of gambling addiction.
With people now bombarded with betting ads and able to gamble from their phones, I asked experts in @commonshealth.bsky.social about how we can safeguard children 📺👇
With people now bombarded with betting ads and able to gamble from their phones, I asked experts in @commonshealth.bsky.social about how we can safeguard children 📺👇
After the previous Government said the British Sign Language GCSE would be ready by September 2025, it's now been pushed back.
This delay has serious human impacts.
As Chair of the BSL APPG, I’ve asked the Department for a new date for the first teaching of this potentially life changing course 📝
This delay has serious human impacts.
As Chair of the BSL APPG, I’ve asked the Department for a new date for the first teaching of this potentially life changing course 📝
April 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
After the previous Government said the British Sign Language GCSE would be ready by September 2025, it's now been pushed back.
This delay has serious human impacts.
As Chair of the BSL APPG, I’ve asked the Department for a new date for the first teaching of this potentially life changing course 📝
This delay has serious human impacts.
As Chair of the BSL APPG, I’ve asked the Department for a new date for the first teaching of this potentially life changing course 📝
Responsibility for children's SEND provision falls under several departments.
Historically, policies have been disjointed, with parents forced to piece together support.
I asked the Minister what steps he is talking to make sure this government’s SEND strategy is joined-up and holistic.
Historically, policies have been disjointed, with parents forced to piece together support.
I asked the Minister what steps he is talking to make sure this government’s SEND strategy is joined-up and holistic.
April 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Responsibility for children's SEND provision falls under several departments.
Historically, policies have been disjointed, with parents forced to piece together support.
I asked the Minister what steps he is talking to make sure this government’s SEND strategy is joined-up and holistic.
Historically, policies have been disjointed, with parents forced to piece together support.
I asked the Minister what steps he is talking to make sure this government’s SEND strategy is joined-up and holistic.
From today, thousands of workers in Thurrock will receive a proper pay rise.
After a decade of decline and low wages, too many hardworking people don’t get the pay or recognition they deserve.
This Government is changing that: putting more money in the pockets of the lowest paid workers.
After a decade of decline and low wages, too many hardworking people don’t get the pay or recognition they deserve.
This Government is changing that: putting more money in the pockets of the lowest paid workers.
April 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
From today, thousands of workers in Thurrock will receive a proper pay rise.
After a decade of decline and low wages, too many hardworking people don’t get the pay or recognition they deserve.
This Government is changing that: putting more money in the pockets of the lowest paid workers.
After a decade of decline and low wages, too many hardworking people don’t get the pay or recognition they deserve.
This Government is changing that: putting more money in the pockets of the lowest paid workers.
Great to work with Google to bring their Digital Garage to Thurrock today, giving local students and businesses free training in digital skills.
With huge potential for economic growth in Thurrock, sessions like these are vital for ensuring local people can meet the digital needs of new employers.
With huge potential for economic growth in Thurrock, sessions like these are vital for ensuring local people can meet the digital needs of new employers.
March 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Great to work with Google to bring their Digital Garage to Thurrock today, giving local students and businesses free training in digital skills.
With huge potential for economic growth in Thurrock, sessions like these are vital for ensuring local people can meet the digital needs of new employers.
With huge potential for economic growth in Thurrock, sessions like these are vital for ensuring local people can meet the digital needs of new employers.