In the SEND provision debate I raised the fact that the 2023-24 DSG funding figures show Central Bedfordshire will benefit from £786 less per child than our statistical neighbour Hampshire.
Today South West Bedfordshire MP, Andrew Selous, raised the important matter of local special educational needs and disabilities provision and funding in the House of Commons.
This morning I went on BBC 3 Counties Radio to discuss mine and my constituents' outrage in the way in which the postmasters have been treated and the speed of the judicial process.
South West Bedfordshire MP, Andrew Selous, is calling on Central Bedfordshire Council to provide more transparency and accountability about progress on filling potholes.
South West Bedfordshire MP, Andrew Selous, this morning accompanied a young mother from Bidwell West over the crossings and along the pavement of Bedford Road into Houghton Regis, which is a route that many parents with children have to undertake on a daily basis.
“This is the most important week of the year for many people in terms of postal deliveries. On Tuesday, a gentleman in Phoenix Close contacted me to tell me he had had no post for 12 days. The following day he received 36 items with some postmarked, the 3rd of December.
Bedfordshire Police hosted the Mayor of Leighton Linslade, the Town Clerk, the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner and South West Bedfordshire MP Andrew Selous at Bossard House this morning to see the new base for the town’s community team.
Today I welcomed Lidl's new warehouse in Houghton Regis which will bring 1500 new jobs and asked DWP what support they are bringing to businesses to help them employ staff.
Andrea Leadsom, the Minister for primary care, public health, and the early years came to Dunstable Children’s Centre on Thursday to see the fantastic work being done by staff and volunteers to help children have the best start for life. She spoke to parents, staff and volunteers.
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