Hopwood & Heywood Nov 2020

CHRIS CLARKSON MP
Serving the people of Heywood & Middleton Constituency
including, Bamford, Castleton & Norden
This month I have been meeting people in the constituency
and seeing some of the practical things that businesses
are doing to make a strong recovery. I visited the Market in
Heywood where they have seen a number of local people
taking on new stalls to grow existing businesses or start
something new. This is a great hub for enterprising people and when I mentioned the
market in the House I got a firm commitment to continued Government support.
I have been in touch with every school in the constituency this month. With lots for staff and
teachers to deal with it has been an extremely busy time, so I wanted to offer my support.
Many schools were concerned about the reinstatement of Ofsted inspections at a time when
fair assessment would be almost impossible, so I have written in support of staff and
students asking for inspections to be kept on hold until a more appropriate time.
I have co-signed a new bill that seeks to give more protection to our listed and heritage
buildings. I know that there are many in this area which will benefit from added protection
and that they mean a lot to local people.
I took part in my first visit as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, a opportunity
designed to give MPs a better understanding of the armed forces so that we can represent
our service men and women better. I am looking forward to more visits in coming months.
I visited Hopwood Hall College where I met students who are training in a wide range of
disciplines from electrical installation and engineering to animal care and horticulture. We
also discussed how they will use new Government funding to open up courses to even more
people to retrain or enhance their skills.
As ever my office remains open to anyone
who needs my help, so if there is anything
that I can do for you please don’t hesitate
to call or email - I am here to help.
01706 538 262
www.chrisclarkson.org.uk
chris.clarkson.mp@parliament.uk
facebook.com/handmchris
Above:
Chris Clarkson MP with staff from Hopwood Hall
College as they show him the plants and animals
that students are learning to care for in the
animal welfare and horticulture department.
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