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 Grilled by University of Northampton Students 22nd January 2018 I recently organised a tour of the Houses of Parliament for students of the University of Northampton’s Journalism School – which took place on Monday 8th... Westminster News
Michael’s Festive Season! 8th January 2018 Since my last E-Newsletter, and in the run-up to Christmas, I attended as I usually do every year, the All Saints’ Church annual Christmas carol event: Nine... Local News
Michael’s Brexit Update 8th January 2018 There has been a good deal of progress with Brexit recently, both in Parliament and in the negotiations in Brussels. With such a red hot topic like Brexit... Westminster News
Michael Meets Northampton Housing Bosses 8th January 2018 As Member of Parliament for Northampton North, I often intervene on behalf of my constituents to help them with individual cases, and the issue of housing is... Local News
Michael in the House of Commons 8th January 2018 I was the Minister in charge for the Pre-Recess Adjournment Debate (PRAD), tasked with responding to all the points and questions made by my colleagues during a... Westminster News
Michael Supports British Toy Industry 11th December 2017 In the past fortnight I had the pleasure of giving a speech before a couple of hundred guests at the British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) Parliamentary... Westminster News
Michael Visits Northampton Rotary Club 11th December 2017 In the last fortnight, I attended a meeting of the Northampton West Rotary Club at which I spoke with the members about a variety of current affairs issues... Local News
Michael Visits More Northampton Schools; Takes a Politics Class 11th December 2017 In the last couple of weeks I have visited another two schools in my constituency: Northampton Academy and the Arbours Primary Academy. At Northampton Academy I... Local News
Michael Supports Community Event in Obelisk 11th December 2017 On Sunday, 3rd December I attended a community event in Northampton hosted by the charity Pushti Parivar (registered charity no: 1168376) to celebrate... Local News