For National Apprenticeship Week, I also joined my Treasury colleague Nigel Huddleston MP to meet apprentices from the Treasury and HMRC and hear about their experiences. Great to see so much brilliant young talent coming into the Treasury!
It is always a privilege to be able to open up Parliament to you. Yesterday evening I thoroughly enjoyed hosting another group of constituents for one of my regular tours of Parliament - giving an insight into the history of the building and life as a Member of Parliament.
Just before Christmas I visited the Sadie Centre near Hitchin. This week I was delighted to hear that they have received grant funding towards their work supporting older people. I will be working with them to secure additional funding to help them to do even more.
Rothamsted Research is a major employer in Harpenden. Like many of you, I was alarmed to read reports in the media of funding challenges at Rothamsted. I have reached out to them to offer to support them in any way I can as our local Member of Parliament.
Apprenticeships provide great opportunities for people to learn and earn and I'm determined to create as many as possible locally. On Wednesday, it was great to meet local apprentice Jordan at the Hospitality Apprenticeship Showcase.
The proposed development at Harpenden Station continues to cause concern for local residents. This week my team met with the developers to take a look at the plans in further detail - and emphasise the need for the replacement parking provision to be equivalent to current parking levels.
A good internet connection is more important than ever. That’s why I’m delighted that our efforts to deliver better broadband are paying off, with 1,000 more hard to reach homes set to benefit from gigabit broadband.
The Government is working to bring down inflation, support people with the cost of living and grow the economy. On Tuesday I joined my Treasury colleagues to take questions from MPs in the House of Commons - check out my contributions in the video.
The Conservative Government has set out a clear plan to get 3.5 million more people across the country active by 2030, including one million young people.
Tackling money laundering is vitally important. This week I was again in a Delegated Legislation Committee, taking questions from colleagues and steering new measures on money laundering through this committee stage.
