I HOPE you’re well and, like me, looking forward to the wide range of festivities across our community.
Thank you to fellow residents who’ve spoken with me and our team on your doorsteps recently – I knock on doors and listen all year round, so that I can serve you well.
In the last few weeks alone, I’ve had useful meetings with the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Education Secretary.
In each, I raised issues that matter to us locally – from challenges with getting NHS appointments to support for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
I will always champion what people need locally.
I was glad to see real change in these areas in our new government’s first Budget – including funding 40,000 new NHS appointments a week, £1 billion for SEND support and £500 million to improve the state of roads.
With our community being the home of aerospace, I was pleased that our new government is investing almost £1 billion in the sector, benefitting our area and beyond.
I have been serving on the Renters’ Rights Bill committee, going over the bill line-by-line to improve stability and security for thousands of renters locally and millions nationally, banning no-fault evictions and more.
I’ve also joined the cross-party group of MPs focused on SEND.
I joined up with HSBC and Girlguiding nationally to launch their collaboration promoting money skills and confidence, and continue to push for greater financial education for young people as the full Curriculum and Assessment Review takes place.
It has been fantastic to see even more of the impact so many of you have across our constituency, from the Three Brooks Parkrun and Callicroft Primary Academy’s autumn fair to Patchway’s fireworks, and the volunteers selling poppies and putting together poignant Remembrance services.
It was an honour to join the parade and ceremonies in Bradley Stoke and Patchway, and to join in commemorations at the Commonwealth war graves at Christ Church, Downend.
I believe in working together to deliver the best possible impact. I was glad to meet with South Gloucestershire Council’s leadership recently to support this.
More widely, I’ve had useful meetings with local organisations, including with the teams at Boeing Defence UK, The Brightwell and Inclusive Change, Taylor Wimpey, Brabazon – including seeing Mitsubishi heat pumps installed for sustainable living – and the team helping NHS patients get seen more quickly at Practice Plus in Emersons Green.
I hold regular surgeries across our community, although I can progress most cases without you needing to give up the time to come to one.
You can contact me at
claire.hazelgrove.mp@parliament.uk.