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Volunteer groups are community’s lifeblood

Below is from my weekly column first published in the Portsmouth News on Thursday 10 August 2017 Groups of hard working and dedicated volunteers often do jobs quietly behind the scenes.

Newly elected Member of Youth Parliament meets 'inspiring' local MP Alan Mak

An Oaklands Catholic School student, who is the newly elected Member of Youth Parliament for Havant, Fareham and Gosport, had the chance to discuss policy during a meeting with MP Alan Mak. Anastasia Lonergan, 15, who is going into Year 11 at the school, recently won the vote of her fellow youngste

Alan Mak welcomes funding boost for Havant schools

MP Alan Mak has welcomed a commitment by the Government to increase funding for all Havant schools following his Westminster campaign. It comes after Education Secretary Justine Greening announced an extra £1.3billion of spending on the schools budget over the next two years. That means every loca

Havant MP Alan Mak appointed to Ministry of Justice role

Havant MP Alan Mak has been appointed to a Government role following the post-election re-shuffle. The newly re-elected Havant MP increased his majority and vote share at the election on Thursday 8 June, and will now work as a Parliamentary aide to Ministers in the Ministry of Justice led by the ne

Statement on the Grenfell Tower fire

Like all of you, I was shocked by the devastation and horror of the Grenfell Tower fire last week. My thoughts and prayers are with all those who lost loved ones or suffered as a result of the fire.

Trade Minister backs Mak’s local export campaign during Havant visit

International Trade Minister Mark Garnier has backed Conservative MP candidate Alan Mak’s new trade and export campaign during a visit to local exporter Lewmar, a marine parts business on Southmoor Lane in Havant. The Minister saw first hand how Havant businesses are excelling at innovation, engine

Alan Mak’s schools funding campaign ensures no Havant schools loses out

A campaign led by Alan Mak to ensure that no school in the Havant Constituency would be worse off under a new national funding formula is set to end in success, under plans announced in the Conservative Party Manifesto today. Theresa May has confirmed that if re-elected as Prime Minister she will m