Keeping Teachers and Students Safe in Schools Thursday, 15 August, 2024 Ofsted inspects schools to assess their quality of teaching, student behaviour, leadership, and safeguarding policies. Mark recently asked the Education Ministers if they would take steps to ensure that Ofsted also assesses the physical security of school buildings as part of its inspections. In response, the Ministers confirmed that Ofsted does not currently set any specific expectations for... ArticlesLocal News
New Cost of Living Support Paid from Today! 2nd November 2023 Today, more than 8 million households across the country will receive the second of up to three Cost of Living payments in time for winter. More than 10,000... ArticlesLocal News
*** Extending the £2 bus fare cap *** 1st November 2023 From today, the £2 bus fare cap in England will be extended until December 2024 thanks to savings from HS2 Buses are the most popular form of public transport... ArticlesLocal News
Even More Funding for Local Bus Services! 25th October 2023 The Government has announced new funding for bus services in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin using money saved by scaling back HS2. Telford and Wrekin Council... ArticlesLocal News
Mark Attends Fair Fuel UK Event 24th October 2023 Today in Parliament, Mark joined Fair Fuel UK at their meeting in Parliament to hear about their campaign for more policies to help motorists. The Chancellor... ArticlesLocal News
Mark Meets Breast Cancer Now in Parliament 18th October 2023 Today in Parliament, Mark met with the Breast Cancer Now team to hear about their work to improve the lives of people affected by breast cancer. Every year in... ArticlesLocal News
Labour's Attack on Shropshire’s Natural Beauty 13th October 2023 At the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Sir Keir Starmer said Labour would build a series of new towns along with 1.5 million homes, threatening to ignore... ArticlesLocal News
Telford & Wrekin's new £4.5 million Community Diagnostic Centre is open! 3rd October 2023 Telford & Wrekin's new £4.5 million Community Diagnostic Centre is open. It will provide MRI scans, CT scans, ultrasound scans, cardiology, X-rays, blood tests... ArticlesLocal News
New Government Support for Local Bus Services! 2nd October 2023 Whether through the 'Get Around for £2' scheme or the £1 billion Bus Service Improvement Plan, the Conservative Government has consistently taken steps to... ArticlesLocal News
Hot Topics: What Wrekin Constituents Contacted Mark About in September 1st October 2023 September was another busy month in Mark's Westminster and Wellington offices, with many hundreds of emails received from constituents in The Wrekin. The chart... ArticlesLocal News
