More money for all local schools

It's been a difficult couple of years since I last published a newspaper, but a summary of some of the big issues here in Brentwood and Ongar is now available and being delivered to every house in the constituency.

Alex Burghart MP has welcomed the Conservative Government’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review, saying it will help working families in the East of England meet the cost of living, support businesses’ recovery, deliver world-class public services, and drive economic growth.

After a busy few days up in Manchester for Conservative Party Conference, meeting apprentices and talking about my new DfE Skills brief at various meetings and events, it was back to Essex on Friday for my regular day of meetings and phone calls with constituents.

I've had the chance to see some of the early works on the proposed Lower Thames Crossing route, which skims the edge of the Brentwood and Ongar constituency, in recent weeks, having visited the site of the new community forest at Hole Farm, and seen some of the archaeological digs along the possi

I’ve been lucky enough to work with our inimitable PM for the past two and a half years as his Parliamentary Private Secretary – life has never been dull. We’ve had a hung parliament, an election, Brexit, Covid, vaccinations and the rest to keep us busy.

I am very pleased to have been given a role in the Department of Education in the Prime Minister's reshuffle this week.

As this month’s Vision magazine is published, children will be heading back to school, students will be heading to university, and many young people will be starting sixth form, apprenticeships and new jobs.

This week I want to send my congratulations to all those who have just received their GCSE, A level and BTEC results.

I’ve visited every school in Brentwood and Ongar in the last four years and, although I would never say I had a favourite to visit again, it is always a pleasure to return to the Endeavour Cooperative Academy on Hogarth Avenue.

The ongoing easing of coronavirus restrictions has made constituency visits much easier in the last few weeks.