Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond has told the secretary of state Grant Shapps an application to lay the Aquind power interconnector through South Hampshire is no longer valid.
Flick said the company’s decision to change where the electricity cable is starting from at Dieppe rather than the original Le
Hampshire MP attends YoungMinds event to support mental health work. This was published in the Hampshire Chronicle: Hampshire MP attends YoungMinds event to support mental health work | Hampshire Chronicle
Flick Drummond MP responds to reports of high classroom absences. This was published in the Hampshire Chronicle: Flick Drummond MP responds to reports of high classroom absences | Hampshire Chronicle
This week brought the end of the budget debate and it was voted on Tuesday and passed. There is still work to do on funding childcare, which I hope the Education Select Committee’s inquiry will help with.
Severe classroom absence problem will lead to 'lost generation' of schoolchildren warns Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond. This was published in the Portsmouth News: Severe classroom absence problem will lead to 'lost generation' of schoolchildren warns Meon Valley MP Flick Drummond | The News
The Budget this week was very much about growth and incentivising businesses to invest in their companies. I have been asking the Chancellor about this on behalf of all the businesses who had told me that they wanted certainty and stability. This should help.
Tackling labour shortages and productivity is a huge challenge for the country and I think the Chancellor addressed them in this budget.
Childcare costs were stopping women from returning to work and by announcing that all children over nine month and under five will be eligible for 30 hours’ free
Today I asked the Minister about the Broadband Voucher Scheme that constituents in Cheriton and Bramdean are not eligible for. I asked the Minister to assure me that constituents in these areas will benefit from a new procurement as soon as possible.
Today I asked the FCDO Secretary of State, the Rt Hon James Cleverly, about a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and to ensure the Government are committed to achieving this solution based on 1967 borders and the recognition of Palestine as a state.
