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Senior Treasury Minister Mel Stride praised the role of tourism in boosting both the local and national economy following a visit to Langstone Hotel on Hayling Island. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, who grew up in the area and is a former pupil at Portsmouth Grammar School, toured the pop

Local MP Alan Mak cut the ribbon on Friday at the official opening of modernised Eastoke Post Office with new owners Kanchan and Manish Thakur.  The shop and Post Office have been given a refit as the old-style full-screened Post Office counters have been removed.

Havant MP Alan Mak has been elected as a founding Officer of a new cross-party group that aims to continue the legacy of murdered MP Jo Cox by tackling loneliness in the UK. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Loneliness will carry forward Jo Cox’s ambition to reduce isolation in Britain, w

Havant MP Alan Mak helped to officially unveil Havant Borough Council’s new community sports hub in Leigh Park on Saturday (20 January).

Havant MP Alan Mak visited St Alban’s CE Primary School in Leigh Park to see how pupils are working on an award-winning project to encourage residents to grow bee and other pollinator-friendly plants. During the visit, the MP signed up to commit to the ‘Pollinator Promise’, and will be dedicating s

This week Havant MP Alan Mak signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to

Havant MP Alan Mak has moved to a new Government role in the Business Department following the New Year reshuffle.

The new position will be as senior Parliamentary aide to Secretary of State Greg Clark in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Below is from Alan's weekly column which is written for the Portsmouth News and was first published on Thursday 14 December Happy New Year!

Following the disappointing announcement by Barclays to close their Hayling Island Branch located at 22 Elm Grove, PO11 9EF, local MP Alan Mak has written to Barclays Group Chief Executive Jes Staley, to call on him to reverse the decision. The branch is set to close on Friday 23 March 2018, and th

Treasury Minister Andrew Jones has been given a tour of Kenwood’s upgraded Havant Headquarters after being invited by local MP Alan Mak. Kenwood has just completed a £6million refurbishment of the site, from where all of its iconic products are designed and tested.