MP Alan Mak has backed the Government’s new National Shipbuilding Strategy as a way of creating local jobs in the Havant area.
The new plans unveiled by the Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon will see a transformation of maritime industry and an increased role for SMEs around the country.
The st
Below is from my weekly column which is written for the Portsmouth News
Attending a good school changed the direction of my life and I know the difference a good school can make. So supporting local schools across the Havant constituency has been one of my top priorities as local MP.
After lobbying for better trains since being elected in 2015, MP Alan Mak has challenged the new operators of the Havant to London line to deliver on their promises of faster, better trains as they take over the franchise on 20 August.
In their successful bid, First Group and MTR promised refurbish
A business fund launched by Havant MP Alan Mak in partnership with the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has resulted in almost half a million pounds worth of investment into the local economy.
Havant MP Alan Mak has been nominated for a prestigious national award for his work in engaging with under-represented and underprivileged sections of the community.
The Patchwork Foundation MP of the Year recognises the work of politicians in deprived and minority communities around the UK.
MP Alan Mak was alongside the Mayor of Havant on Wednesday 9 August to help open the Hayling Island Three Churches Summer Fete.
Attending for the third year running, the local MP helped open the Fete, which is organised by St Peter’s, St Mary’s and St Andrew’s churches.
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.
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
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 has called on private landlords to install sprinkler systems in high rise buildings “whatever the cost”, if fire safety reviews deem them necessary.
Mr Mak made the call during a question in the House of Commons to Housing Minister Alok Sharma.
It comes after the Havant MP wrote
