Grassroots sport facilities are crucial in making sport and exercise accessible. This week I was delighted that projects in Harpenden, Wheathampstead, Holwell and Breachwood Green have together been given more than £1m in investment. Great news!
On Thursday I was at Bloomberg to set out my plans for a capital markets renaissance. We must build on the Edinburgh and Mansion House reforms and fully deliver on the promise of our capital markets - balancing appropriate regulation with investors’ appetite for risk.
Over the coming weeks, there will be a public consultation on the masterplan for the development at Cockernhoe known as “East of Luton”. As your local Member of Parliament, I will be carefully scrutinising the plans put forward.
Like you, I rely on our local Council to keep our communities a place we can all be proud to call home, writes Hitchin MP Bim Afolami in his latest exclusive column for Nub News.
Ensuring that our roads are safe is so important. As your local Member of Parliament, I am continuing to push for improvements to road safety in Hitchin and this week I have been following up with the Council to demand faster action to improve safety on Willow Lane/Charlton Road.
On Tuesday I also sat down with City AM as the first guest on their new Bonds & Ballots series to talk about my plans for the City. We had a very productive conversation about growing the economy, encouraging more retail consumers to invest in the UK and more!
Financial services is a hugely important local employer in Hitchin, Harpenden and the villages - and a key UK industry. On Tuesday I joined the Chancellor and banking leaders to discuss how we can continue to boost the competitiveness of our financial services industry.
On Monday I spoke at a Parliamentary Reception hosted by the UK Cryptoasset Business Council. Crypto will be hugely important in the years ahead and I will continue to engage very closely with the sector.
