Signing the Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment. The Holocaust represents a shameful, horrific period in the history of mankind, and must never be allowed to happen again.
With His Excellency the Ambassador of Ukraine, Mr Vadym Prystaiko, in Speaker’s House. He demonstrated great resilience, and much appreciation of his country’s close relationship with the UK at this difficult time. It was inspiring to meet him.
It was with shock and great sadness that I heard of the passing of our sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Although she was 96 years old and somewhat frail, I never thought the day would come when she would not be with us.
The National Grid recently presented their plans to take down 20 pylons and 7km of overhead electricity line to the east of Cheltenham and onto the Cotswold Plateau, replacing them with cables buried underground.
Yesterday I was happy to attend the ADS Apprenticeship Reception, which celebrates the 14,000 apprentices working in the UK’s Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space sectors. It is vital that we continue to incentivise apprenticeships up and down the country.
As a keen environmentalist, I completely agree with many of the concerns that my constituents have regarding the state of rivers in the local area and beyond.
On Saturday I attended the Regenerate the High Street event in Tewkesbury, a special event that highlighted some of the plans developed to regenerate the High Street. These all centred around celebrating Tewkesbury’s rich heritage, and support owners of Tewkesbury’s historic buildings.
