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 Celebrates the Hindu Festival of Navratri 15th October 2018 As I have done for many years now, I joined hundreds of people late one Friday evening at Northampton College to celebrate the Festival of Navratri with the... Local News
Michael Marks Mental Health Day with Visit to St Andrew’s Healthcare 15th October 2018 Wednesday, 10th October marked World Mental Health Day which this Government marked with the appointment of the first ever Minister for Suicide Prevention. Two... Local News
Michael Discusses Local Housing with Homes Body 15th October 2018 Northampton Partnership Homes (NPH) is an organisation that manages around 11,700 council homes in Northampton on behalf of the local authorities, ensuring that... Local News
Michael Supports Disabled Drivers Fined for Parking 15th October 2018 Recently the St Peter’s Way Car Park in Northampton town centre was transferred from Northampton Borough Council ownership to NCP ownership. The new NCP owners... Local News
Michael Supports Diversity at UK Theatre Awards 15th October 2018 On Sunday 14th October I attended, in my capacity as Arts Minister, the UK Theatre Awards. Our brilliant Northampton theatre, the Royal and Derngate was also... Westminster News
Michael with Sir David Attenborough at the National Maritime Museum 1st October 2018 I was delighted to attend the opening in the last two weeks of the National Maritime Museum’s brand new wing and give a speech at the event. Sir David... Westminster News
Topping-Out at the New Broadmead Centre in Northampton 1st October 2018 On Friday 21st September, I attended the topping-out ceremony at the new Broadmead Centre on Broadmead Avenue. I have long been a supporter of the Broadmead... Local News
Michael at Disability Snooker Open Day in Northampton 1st October 2018 I had the pleasure of attending a Disability Snooker Open Day at Barratts Snooker Club in Barratt Road, Northampton. The open day brought together a number of... Local News
Britain Around the World; Michael Supports the Government Art Collection 1st October 2018 I recently had the opportunity to attend the launch of a project at the Government Art Collection (GAC) in my capacity as Minister for Arts. The Government Art... Westminster News