THANK you to everyone who joined my recent ‘Coffee with Claire’ event in Bradley Stoke.
Thanks also to those who attended advice surgeries in Patchway and Filton, or spoke with me and our volunteer team on the doorstep recently in Downend, Filton, Winterbourne and Little Stoke.
This month alone, my team and I are working on 315 new cases for residents.
In the last few weeks, I have spoken in the House of Commons on the vital role of local defence companies in backing Ukraine, the need for public service reform, tackling the rise of misinformation and disinformation, and the support needed for innovative local start-ups.
On a personal note, I’m pleased to have been appointed as parliamentary private secretary to Darren Jones and the Treasury team.
It was fantastic to welcome Prime Minister Keir Starmer back to our community to mark the government providing two million more NHS appointments within our first year – seven months early! He saw the great work that the team at the North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre in Patchway does.
I’m pleased that our area will receive 19,076 more urgent dental appointments from April. I’ve long campaigned on this issue and while there’s still more to do, including reforming the dental contract, progress is being made.
In these uncertain times, I fully support the Prime Minister’s international leadership and plan to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP from 2027.
We must maintain our national security, alongside that of Europe and Ukraine. This requires difficult decisions, but the first duty of any government is to protect its people.
I was pleased to support the government’s Crime and Policing Bill, which includes the ability to seize vehicles like off-road bikes in parks and dangerous e-scooters on pavements.
This is alongside recruiting 13,000 neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs nationally, and a 6.6% funding increase to Avon and Somerset Police.
I’m proud of the important work happening at every level in our community. I recently visited SGS College’s WISE campus in Stoke Gifford, to view their cutting-edge facilities.
I celebrated International Women’s Day with Downend’s Christ Church Infant School, where girls took part in the ‘biggest ever football session’.
I joined a community breakfast at Mangotsfield Community School, led by brilliant head teacher Hetty Blackmore, to discuss how we can improve outcomes for the most disadvantaged students.
I also visited the University of Bath’s IAAPS in Emersons Green where advanced propulsion innovation is helping shape the future of flight!
Next month’s ‘Coffee with Claire’ will be in Frenchay.
You can sign up at clairehazelgrove.co.uk/coffee-with-claire or facebook.com/ClaireRHazelgrove
If you need support, please get in touch at claire.hazelgrove.mp@parliament.uk.
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