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 Officially Opens New Kingsthorpe Post Office 7th June 2023 I was delighted to cut the ribbon to officially open the new post office in Kingsthorpe. The new facilities are located at 18 Alexandra Terrace, Kingsthorpe... Local News
Michael Nominates a Local ‘Business Champion’ to meet the Chancellor 7th June 2023 On Wednesday 24th May I attended the “Business Champions” reception hosted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, at Number 10 Downing Street to... Westminster News
Michael Visits the Northampton Branch of The Prince’s Trust 7th June 2023 I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Northampton North branch of The Prince’s Trust. The Prince’s Trust is a charity founded in 1976 by The King when he... Local News
Michael Visits Green Oak Academy 7th June 2023 On Friday 21st April I met the staff and students at Green Oak Academy in Northampton. During my visit to the school, I met the Principal Denise Williams and... Local News
Michael Attends the Coronation at Westminster Abbey 19th May 2023 On Saturday 6th May I had the great honour of attending the Coronation of His Majesty The King in Westminster Abbey. This once in a lifetime occasion marked the... Westminster News
Michael Nominates a local ‘Charity Champion’ to visit Downing Street 19th May 2023 Following on from last month’s “Community Champions” reception in Number 10 Downing Street, in which I was invited by the Prime Minister to nominate an... Westminster News
Michael Visits Fairfields Special School 19th May 2023 Recently I was invited by the Head Teacher of Fairfields School, Mrs Lesley Felder, to visit the school in Northampton. I visited several times over the years... Local News
Michael Visits Northampton Business: Piroto Labelling 19th May 2023 On Friday 21st April I visited Piroto Labelling, a Northampton-based business in Moulton Park Industrial Estate which makes bespoke labels and tags for... Local News
Michael Hosts Q&A Session with Pupils Prepped by Laura Kuenssberg 19th May 2023 I hosted question and answer sessions with pupils at both Headlands School and at Thorplands Academy who had previously attended a seminar with the senior BBC... Local News