It was a pleasure to attend Building Digital UK's Parliamentary drop-in session on Project Gigabit, the government's £5 billion programme to enable hard-to-reach communities to access lightning-fast broadband.
I was delighted to meet with Karen Blanchfield, who set up the Little Litter Warriors programme in Worcestershire in 2020 to educate and engage school children across the area about litter and looking after community spaces.
I was pleased to visit Claire Dyson Equine Water Treadmill & Rehabilitation Centre at Froglands Stud Farm in Cleeve Prior. On my visit, I saw the work Claire does with providing the best rehabilitation & care for horses from all disciplines.
Great to spend time at the ASDA services at Pinvin recently, meet the friendly team and discuss the impact of the extension of the 5p fuel duty cut - which lowers the cost of fuel to thousands of my constituents who drive vehicles for work and pleasure every day.
English Tourism Week is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the attractions across Mid Worcestershire, and I have been posting various pictures across social media to highlight this.
I had a fantastic time at the Visit Worcestershire Tourism Awards last night with the ceremony hosted in a rather glamorous marquee/ temporary orangery - and the reception in the beautiful surroundings of Ombersley Court.
It was a pleasure to attend the TechUK roundtable to discuss productivity, investment, and regulation with representatives from the tech sector, in my role as the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
