Michael Hosts Parliamentary Debate on Northampton Music Education Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Regular readers of my updates may remember that I recently met Peter Smalley, the CEO of the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT) to discuss how changes to funding grants for the Teacher’s Pension Scheme will affect NMPAT and music hubs up and down the country. Following on from this meeting, I was able to secure around 45 minutes of debate time in the chamber of the House of... Westminster News
Michael Supports Northampton Teachers at No10 Downing Street 4th June 2018 On Monday, 21st May 2018 the Prime Minister hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate the outstanding work of teachers. I was invited to bring a... Westminster News
Michael Encourages Tourism to Salisbury 4th June 2018 The poisoning incident in Salisbury in March was truly horrendous and I would like to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of the police and security... Westminster News
Michael Visits Dippy the Dinosaur on Tour! 4th June 2018 The iconic Dippy the Diplodocus skeleton has been at the Natural History Museum in London since 1905. Now for the first time ever Dippy has been travelling... Westminster News
Michael Intervenes to Help Save Queen Eleanor Cross 21st May 2018 Northampton is home to important British history, including the Northampton Eleanor Cross. The cross, built in the 13th century, is one of twelve lavishly... Local News
Michael Supports Weston Favell Charity Walk 21st May 2018 Starting on Tuesday, 15th May 2018 staff at the Weston Favell Shopping Centre along with other volunteers walked 100 miles over five days from London to... Westminster News
Michael Works with ‘Iraq Scheme’ to Save Iraqi Archaeology 21st May 2018 As the Minister with responsibility for national museums I am always very interested in the projects that publicly funded museums are undertaking and I am... Westminster News
Michael Visits Northampton Air Ambulance Volunteers 21st May 2018 On Friday, 18th May I visited the Northamptonshire Air Ambulance’s charity shop in Kingsthorpe, Northampton to meet the hard-working staff and volunteers to... Local News
Michael’s Day of Debates 21st May 2018 On Thursday, 10th May I participated in my third Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) question and answer session in the House of Commons... Westminster News
Showcasing Excellence in Schools: Michael Invites Education Minister to Northampton 9th May 2018 On Friday, 27th April 2018 the Minister of State for School Standards, Nick Gibb MP visited two schools in Northampton at my invitation- Malcolm Arnold Academy... Local News