Michael Visits the Northamptonshire Music & Performing Arts Trust Wednesday, 13 March, 2024 A number of constituents have been in touch regarding their concerns over how changes to the way pensions work might have an effect on the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT). NMPAT traded as the former Local Authority Music Service for 40 years, until 2012 when it was established as an Independent Charitable Company. In May 2012 it was designated as the government’s “Music... Local News
Michael the Minister - on Libraries, Tourism and the Historic Environment 29th April 2019 Recently I again took questions from my parliamentary colleagues from the despatch box in the House of Commons during one of the regular Department for Digital... Westminster News
Michael’s Latest Update on Brexit 8th April 2019 In the past fortnight there have been numerous rounds of voting on various Brexit options in order to try and break the current deadlock with regards to Brexit... Westminster News
Michael Supports Autism-Friendly Café Track in Northampton 8th April 2019 Last week was World Autism Awareness Week, which is an important campaign to help raise awareness about autism. To mark the occasion I visited Café Track in the... Local News
Michael’s Northampton North “Action Day” 8th April 2019 In my nearly 9 years as the Member of Parliament for Northampton North and indeed the 3.5 years before my election when I was the Conservative Parliamentary... Local News
Michael Backing English Tourism Week 8th April 2019 English Tourism Week is an annual celebration – which took place this year between Saturday, 30th March and Sunday, 7th April - that showcases the world-class... Local News
Michael Supports the Work of Commonwealth Eye Health Experts 8th April 2019 On Thursday, 28th March I joined Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex who hosted a reception at St. James’s Palace for participants of the Commonwealth Eye... Westminster News
Michael Votes to Deliver on Brexit 25th March 2019 In June 2016 the people of this country voted to leave the European Union, and in the 2017 General Election the British public voted in MPs from both main... Westminster News
Supporting the Muslim Community- Michael Visits Local Mosque 25th March 2019 On Friday, 15th March there was an appalling and murderous gun attack on a Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand in which fifty people were killed. This attack on... Local News
Michael Brings Top National Arts Chair to Northampton 25th March 2019 In my role as the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism I am in regular contact with the Chairs and CEO’s of national organisations which promote the arts... Local News