MP’s Get Witham Reading 2019 campaign gets underway
Witham’s crusading MP, Priti Patel, has launched her eighth annual school literacy campaign ‘Get Witham Reading 2019’. Her campaign was first launched in 2012, when children’s literacy levels in the constituency fell below the national average, 1 in 6 pupils were leaving school without achieving the literacy of an 11 …
Priti Patel MP quizzed by Stanway Fiveways Primary pupils
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham, met with pupils from Stanway Fiveways Primary School in Parliament today to speak about her role as an MP [Thursday 21 March 2019]. Pupils from Stanway Fiveways Primary School were visiting Parliament to take part in a tour of the Palace of Westminster …
Priti Patel MP supports World Book Day campaign
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham, is supporting World Book Day’s national ‘Share a Story’ campaign, encouraging parents and carers to read with their children for ten minutes a day. Every year, World Book Day creates bespoke £1 books for children and young adults across the UK and Ireland …
Priti calls for transport investment for Essex
Witham MP Priti Patel held a debate in Parliament today [6 March 2019] on transport infrastructure in Essex. During the debate she highlighted to the Government the importance to the economy of investing in new infrastructure in Essex. Priti spoke of the need to end the delays to the A12 …
Witham MP visits Templars Academy
Witham MP, Priti Patel, popped into Templars Academy on Thursday afternoon to meet with pupils and teachers from across year groups [Thursday 31 January 2019]. Priti spoke with pupils about their school projects and their ideas for Get Witham Reading 2019. First launched in 2012, Get Witham Reading is now …
Priti Patel MP meets Christmas Card competition winner
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham, visited Hatfield Peverel St. Andrew’s Junior School today to meet Jasmine Fenwick, the 8-year old winner of her 2018 Christmas card competition [Friday 25 January 2019]. Priti met Jasmine to thank her for her outstanding design and congratulated her on winning the competition. …
Priti calls for better funding for Essex
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Treasury to review funding made available for schools, health services and the police in Essex as part of the forthcoming comprehensive spending review which sets multi-year spending parameters. Funding per capital from central government for those services is lower than in other …
Priti Patel MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment
Witham MP, Priti Patel, signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment this week, pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today. Sunday 27 …
Priti calls on Government to fund councils in Essex
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Government to look at rebalancing resources towards local councils in Essex during a debate on local authority funding in Parliament [15 January 2019]. During the debate Priti commended the innovation seen in local councils and highlighted the demographic pressures facing Essex County …
Witham MP visits Elm Hall Primary School to talk about role
Priti Patel, MP for Witham, visited Elm Hall Primary School on Friday morning to speak with Year 4 pupils about Parliament and her role as an MP [11 January 2019]. This half term, Year 4 pupils at Elm Hall Primary School are learning about what it takes to be a …