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 at Opening of New Facility at Northampton College 7th October 2019 On Friday, 20th September I attended the official opening of Northampton College’s new Advanced Construction Engineering (ACE) Centre in Booth Lane. The... Local News
Michael Visits Local Mosque 7th October 2019 On Saturday, 28th September, I visited the St George’s Street Mosque in the Semilong area of Northampton to meet and talk to members of our local Muslim... Local News
Michael Celebrates the Hindu Festival of Navratri 7th October 2019 Navratri is one of the most important events in the Hindu calendar. It pays homage to the Hindu deity of Durga – who is the principal and popular form of the... Local News
Michael Helps Win up to £25 Million for Northampton 16th September 2019 I was delighted it was announced recently that Northampton will be receiving up to £25 million in investment from the Government’s new ‘Towns Fund’. There are... Local News
Michael Meets Northampton Nurses 16th September 2019 Supporting our NHS is one of my personal top priorities, and so I was very pleased to meet the Northamptonshire Branch of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) at... Local News
Michael Visits Community Payback in Northampton 16th September 2019 When people have committed criminal offences and been convicted in court, they will sometimes receive a sentence to do ‘unpaid work’ in the community. This used... Local News
Michael Standing Together Against Domestic Violence 16th September 2019 In the last fortnight, in my capacity as one of the Law Officers of the Crown, I visited the charity ‘Standing Together’ which works to protect the thousands of... Westminster News
Michael and the PM in Downing Street Talks on Criminal Justice 2nd September 2019 On Monday, 12th August I took part in a crucial cross-organisation meeting in No 10 Downing Street, chaired by the Prime Minister, to discuss how the criminal... Westminster News
Michael Supports Tasers for Northamptonshire Police 2nd September 2019 I have always been a supporter of our police officers who do a superb job in difficult circumstances keeping our community safe. When I worked in the criminal... Local News