We need education and children to be front and centre in the leadership race Wednesday, 13 July, 2022 First reported in Conservative Home With a large parliamentary majority for our next Leader to utilise, is it time for some more radical thinking when it comes to education? Children’s futures have been damaged with school closures for most pupils over the Covid-19 lockdowns. Not nearly enough has been done to get the 124,000 ‘ghost’ children who’ve vanished from the school register back into... Articles
MPs call for schools and local authorities to face hit to Ofsted ratings if they fail to ensure that children in care receive full-time, high-quality education 8th July 2022 First reported in Your Harlow “Host of indefensible system failings” damaging educational and employment outcomes for children in care MPs call for schools and... Articles
My statement on why I have lost confidence in the Prime Minister 6th July 2022 In my last Statement to Your Harlow on 26th May, 2022, I said that, “if governance does not improve, I will have reached the end of the road”. I was previously... Local News
Robert Halfon MP welcomes report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on improvements to Lister House Medical Centre 24th June 2022 Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, has today backed a new report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the leading independent regulator of health and... Local News
Robert Halfon MP supports financial literacy skills for children 20th June 2022 Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow and Chair of the Commons Education Committee, has today backed a new report published by one of the UK’s leading think-tanks, the... Local News
Building an Even Better Harlow – Completion of the M11 junction for Harlow 9th June 2022 Back in 2007, before I was first elected as the Member of Parliament, I started a campaign called ‘Fed Up with Harlow Traffic’. The purpose of this campaign was... Local News
Statement on A&E delays at Princess Alexandra Hospital 8th June 2022 I have nothing but huge admiration for every member of staff who works at Princess Alexandra Hospital, including: the consultants, doctors, nurses, midwives... Local News
Government confirms precise timeline for construction of Harlow’s new hospital will be announced soon 8th June 2022 The Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, today confirmed that the detailed timeline for Harlow’s new hospital will be set out very soon. He was responding to a... Local News
Robert Halfon MP tours wonderful Jubilee events in Harlow and the villages 6th June 2022 Celebrating the four day jubilee weekend, Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon, joined in with a number of the wonderful jubilee celebrations across Harlow and the... Local News
Chancellor announces major cost of living support package for Harlow residents 26th May 2022 The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today announced a major package of cost of living support for Harlow families worth hundreds of pounds for every home. The... Local News