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Havant MP Alan Mak learns about safe driving ahead of Older Persons Fair

Local MP Alan Mak has learned more about the Driver Skills Scheme for older drivers provided by Hampshire County Council ahead of his third Community Groups and Older Persons Information Fair. The MP met with officers from the scheme at the Springwood Centre in Stakes, to better understand how its

Havant MP Alan Mak backs efforts to beat cancer

Local MP Alan Mak is backing a call from Cancer Research UK to help bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. The Havant MP met staff and volunteers at the charity’s West Street shop to play his part and show how local people can support the charity. Predictions show that the number of peo

Schools Minister welcomes extra investment in classrooms

Schools Minister Nick Gibb has welcomed investment for refurbished classrooms after a visit to Oaklands Catholic School organised by Havant MP Alan Mak. The Minister observed lessons, met teachers and students, and launched building work for a £1.2million improvement works project.

Dragons’ Den star backs Havant MP’s Business Support Fund

TV Dragon and entrepreneur Theo Paphitis has joined forces with the local MP to relaunch the Havant Business Support Fund for its second year. The £100,000 fund was started by Havant MP Alan Mak with backing from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and funding from central Government.

MP Alan Mak celebrates votes for women with school tea party

To mark 100 years since women gained the right to vote Havant MP Alan Mak has hosted a tea party for students at Crookhorn College. The EqualiTeas event gave pupils the opportunity to share, debate, and celebrate what equality means to them over a cup of tea.

MP Alan Mak backs QA Hospital plans for new A&E department

The following is from Alan's weekly column in the Portsmouth News first published on Thursday 21 June The hard working doctors and nurses who deliver the world-class medical care that we all rely on are at the heart of what makes our NHS so treasured. Last week I met some of these dedicated indivi

New central Havant location for Alan Mak’s third Information Fair

Local MP Alan Mak will be bringing his popular Community Groups and Older Persons Information Fair to a new central Havant location this summer, it has been announced. The event, now in its third year, has been previously held on Hayling Island in 2016 and 2017, attracting more than 1,000 people in

Hundreds back local MP’s Emsworth Surgery Campaign

Hundreds of residents have backed Alan Mak in his Emsworth Surgery Campaign with the local MP encouraging everyone to sign his petition. The campaign was launched a month ago to lobby the Surgery’s doctors to keep an ongoing presence in the town centre if their proposed surgery move to Redlands Gra

MP Alan Mak meets hospitality apprentices at new Havant hotel

Local MP Alan Mak recently met with a number of new apprentices at Premier Inn in Havant to hear more about how they are benefiting from the scheme. After the meeting, Alan was shown around the hotel, which opened two years ago just off the A27 in Langstone, creating around 30 new jobs. The Govern

Local MP Alan Mak launches new rail lobby group

Local MP Alan Mak has launched a new cross-party group to lobby the new operators of the Havant to London line to deliver on their promises of faster, better trains. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Wessex Railway Route will lobby South Western Railways to ensure they deliver improved serv