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Profile

Labour MP for Hertford and Stortford

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Education
• Schools: Leisure Centres

Currently held offices

• Member, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] Committee (since 5 Mar 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Julie Marson
• Mark Prisk
• Bowen Wells

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]: Clause 1 - Transfer of functions 13 Mar 2025

  I recently had the pleasure of visiting some fantastic apprentices at Hertford Regional college’s campus in Ware. I know that the college will be excited about the prospect of Skills England. Can the Minister say more about how soon we can expect it to come forward?

• Anti-social Behaviour: East of England — [Derek Twigg in the Chair] 11 Mar 2025

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich North (Alice Macdonald) for securing this debate on an issue of deep importance to our constituents. I start by acknowledging that Hertford and Stortford is a fantastic place to live, work and learn. My parents moved to Hertford in the late 1990s because they wanted the best start in...

• Anti-social Behaviour: East of England — [Derek Twigg in the Chair] 11 Mar 2025

  I thank the hon. Member for raising that interesting point, which I will certainly consider. It is important that we tackle antisocial driving and speeding. We have a specific incident spot on West Street in Hertford, where residents have been campaigning to deal with antisocial driving and speeding not just since I was a councillor there a year ago, but for the past 25 years. I am sure...

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