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On 5 April 2017 Joseph Leckie Academy’s application to the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2017- 2018 was approved.
We live in a free, democratic society which is something we take for granted. Yet the events of last Wednesday remind us sharply that we sometimes have to defend these values against attack. The cost can be high - PC Keith Palmer losing his life in the act of protecting Parliament and all of
I support the National Union of Journalists’ Local News Matters campaign calling for investment in quality local journalism. Local newspapers are champions of democracy and a vital part of the community. They also inspire young people to be the journalists of the future.
Following the trigger of Article 50, I raised various issues with the Leader of the House, Rt Hon David Lidington MP. My speech is below:
It was a pleasure to meet with pupils and staff at Moorcroft Wood Primary School on Friday 24 March 2017. I wanted to show Year 6 how we debated in the Chamber. So they prepared a topic and the class divided into For the motion and Against. The motion was that there should be no
At Business Questions I paid tribute to PC Keith Palmer, the police, the security service and emergency services, before I raised various issues with the Leader of the House, Rt Hon David Lidington MP. My speech is below:
I attended the BEDSAs on Saturday 18 March 2017 hosted by Sir Lenny Henry to recognise and celebrate sporting excellence within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.
I met with Susan Poulton and Sue Worrall who attended my pop-up surgery at Morrisons on Friday 17 March 2017 to speak to me about the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis( ME) support Group and the Nice guidelines.