My question in the Chamber today about the WASPI women across Stroud, the Valleys and Vale who continue to campaign both consistently and constructively.
As many of you will know, I have been raising SEND issues and concerns both locally with the GCC and nationally with Ministers for some time now having had many parents of children with SEND come to me to share their experiences as well as schools raising funding issues.
Thank you to everybody who has contacted me both via social media and email asking me to help the Brimscombe Mill community organisations like the Long Table. I was straight on the phone as soon as I heard the news and met with them today.
I have talked to the PM a lot about skills and apprenticeship so it was a pleasure to take him to SGS Berkeley Green UTC. He saw for himself how smart and dedicated the students are and what is being achieved alongside businesses.
It was brilliant to visit Smiths last week, who are a major employer of hundreds of people from across the whole county, and to receive an update on their future business plans.
