This week in Parliament we passed the Queen’s Speech, which sets out the objectives that the Government has over the course of the Parliament and the bills it intends to introduce. And with Brexit now almost delivered (only a week to go!) it is important that we set the scene early on.
New local MP Antony Higginbotham has welcomed a £68.6m Government investment in schools across Burnley – the largest funding boost in a decade, levelling up per pupil funding to ensure that all schools have the right investment to deliver an outstanding education in Burnley and Padiham.
Burnley's new Conservative MP has welcomed the news that more than 300,000 people across the region are to benefit from an increase in the National Living Wage.
The choice in this election is clear. It is a choice between me as your representative in Westminster, who will finally follow-through on the decision we took in 2016, or a vote for Labour - more indecision and inaction.
Antony Higginbotham has welcomed new figures showing that this term over 50,000 children in the North West region are benefiting from the Conservatives' 30 hours free childcare offer, with over 9,000 being from Lancashire.
