Last week I took part in the 35th annual Macmillan Tug of War which saw us MPs battle it out against Peers from the House of Lords in the grounds of Westminster Abbey.
Sponsored by Banham Charitable Foundation, the event was hosted by sports broadcaster, Mark Pougatch and raised £130,000 and counti
Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond ‘incredibly concerned about the sheer number of children who are not in school’. This was published in the Portsmouth News: Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond ‘incredibly concerned about the sheer number of children who are not in school’ | The News (port
As I mentioned in my last newsletter I spent 5 days on a fact-finding visit to Palestine during recess. I last went 7 years ago and things have definitely got worse. The Palestinian Authority has a weak leadership and no succession planning.
Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond has asked the government to support her Bill for a home-schooled children register when she spoke today in Prime Minister’s Questions.
Flick recently presented her Children Not in School (Register) Bill to place a legal duty on local authorities to maintain a register
New average speed cameras installed on A32 and A272 around West Meon Hut. This was published in the Farnham Herald: New average speed cameras installed on A32 and A272 around West Meon Hut | farnhamherald.com
Police install speed cameras along the A32 and A272 to improve safety. This was published in the Hampshire Chronicle: Police install speed cameras along the A32 and A272 to improve safety | Hampshire Chronicle
Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond supports Dementia Action Week. This was published in the Hampshire Chronicle: Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond supports Dementia Action Week | Hampshire Chronicle
Best news of the week is the announcement the new hospital south of Basingstoke is going ahead and will be built as a hospital 2.0 - one of the standard models for new hospitals.
Do you want to visit Parliament?
I am hosting another Coach Trip on Monday 3rd July.
A Lucketts executive coach (with toilet) will collect people from Waterlooville town centre. The coach will drop off at Parliament for arranged group tours at 10:30 and 10:40am.
Today I asked Home Office Minister, Robert Jenrick, to affirm that pressures in migration policy ultimately lead back to efficient processing of everyone whom UKVI has to deal with and could he assure me that this change will help UKVI make more decisions more quickly.
