Witham MP, Priti Patel, has welcomed the Government’s announcement that Essex will receive over £6 million of additional funding to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Last month, the Government announced that £250 million will be given to local councils up to 2020 to …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, is delighted to announce that Jasmine Fenwick, aged 8, from St. Andrew’s Junior School in Hatfield Peverel is the winner of her 2018 Witham Constituency Christmas Card Competition. Many local schools participated in this year’s competition and Priti would like to thank all schools that joined …
Priti Patel has been pressing the Government to invest in key infrastructure and support for businesses during a debate on the economy of the East of England. The debate took place three weeks before the Government announces its next Budget and Priti pressed Ministers to invest in key infrastructure in …
Rt Hon. Priti Patel, MP for Witham, was welcomed to Thurstable School in Essex today (Friday 5 October). The MP was there to officially award a cheque from the Premier League & The FA Facilities Fund, towards the school’s goalpost replacement project. The grant will enable the school and Leisure …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, joined the team at the historic Marks Hall in Coggeshall to view archives from World War Two and tour the Estate’s gardens and arboretum [Thursday 30 August 2018]. Marks Hall was used as a US airbase during World War Two and due to its American connections, …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, had the privilege of joining the team at Colchester Zoo yesterday [Thursday 23 August 2018]. During her visit, Priti met with the Zoo’s Director, Dr Tropeano, to hear more about the exciting plans for the Zoo and the conservation projects and breeding programmes. She was also …
Witham MP Priti Patel is supporting their year’s summer reading challenge and calling on young people across her constituency to be Mischief Makers. The summer reading scheme is running in libraries across Essex and encourages children to read six books. The annual summer challenge has a Mischief Maker theme this …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, met with the Schools Minister, Nick Gibb MP, yesterday to discuss ways to improve educational attainment across the Witham constituency [Monday 23 July 2018]. At the meeting, Priti and the Minister discussed the performance figures for all schools across the constituency from phonics assessments at Key …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has launched her yearly literacy initiative Get Witham Reading today [Thursday 5 July 2018]. Get Witham Reading was established in 2012 to encourage reading and improve literacy levels across the Witham constituency and it is now taking place for the seventh consecutive year. This year’s event …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, will launch her yearly literacy initiative Get Witham Reading in schools on Thursday 5th July 2018 to celebrate and promote reading amongst schoolchildren. First launched in 2012, Get Witham Reading is celebrating its seventh year by bringing together over a hundred schoolchildren and their parents and …