I appeared yesterday in front of the inquiry into the Gatwick’s expansion plans. I was allowed to speak for 8 minutes and have set out below the full transcript of my submission.
A really enjoyable visit to Shipley Primary School this morning. Great to talk to the Head of Shipley, Head of Slinfold Primary School, governors and parent representatives about the challenges in SEND and to talk to year 5 and 6 students.
I welcomed the Government’s announcement last week of an increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. This will result in an additional £77bn for defence over the next six years.
The Office of Local Government which monitors and supports Local Government performance has published statistics on Council performance across England. These have been co-designed between National and Local Government and are intended to allow comparators to be made between the performance of di
It was a pleasure to join my parliamentary colleague Paul Blomfield in our ongoing cross-party push to deliver Child Trust Fund fairness for disabled children.
We met HMT Minister Bim Afolami who is keen to help secure a resolution.
On Saturday (27th April) I popped in to the Green Hub and met a brilliant entrepreneurial team from Collyer's. They have persuaded John Lewis to provide them with off cuts of surplus material which they are making into laptop bags - a win-win all round including for the environment.
On Saturday (27th April) I attended the Local Policing Event in Billingshurst. Present were representatives from the Local Police team and community organisations including speedwatch.
