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
Weston Favell Shopping Centre Development: Michael Opens Another Burger King! 5th December 2016 This past Saturday (3rd December), I had the honour of officially opening my second Burger King restaurant this year. The new restaurant is located on the... Local News
Michael meets Culture Secretary to Discuss Broadband in Northampton 5th December 2016 On Wednesday 23rd November, during the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the government will be investing over £1 billion in... Westminster News
Michael goes to Church ‘Open Day’ 5th December 2016 On Saturday 26th November I got another opportunity to celebrate religious diversity: when I attended the Plymouth Brethren Church’s ‘Open Day’ in Northampton... Local News
Michael Commemorates the Fallen: Remembrance Sunday 21st November 2016 This Remembrance Sunday, for the seventh consecutive year as MP for Northampton North, I had the highest honour of laying a wreath of Poppies at the Northampton... Local News
Michael Supports International Men’s Day 21st November 2016 An event marking International Men’s Day (officially on 19th November) was held for the first time this year at the Market Square in Northampton, and was well... Local News
Michael at the “World’s First Gingerbread Grotto” 21st November 2016 I was thrilled to be invited by the Weston Favell Shopping Centre to visit for the launch of “the World’s First Edible Gingerbread Grotto” where Father... Local News
Michael attends Community Day at Police Headquarters 21st November 2016 The Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police, Simon Edens, kindly hosted hundreds of local community leaders at Police Headquarters for a reception and I was... Local News
Michael Talks Boundary Changes 21st November 2016 Parliament has voted to reduce the cost of politics by reducing the number of MPs from 650 to 600. This means increasing the size of many constituencies, and... Local News
From Michael: An Update on Brexit 21st November 2016 With all that has been said in the media about Brexit since the referendum and with the High Court ruling in London and the pending appeal at the Supreme Court... Westminster News