Good news! The Government will introduce a £15 million fund to help farmers redistribute surplus food, preventing millions of meals worth of edible food from going to waste.
Following my Town Centre Survey, which showed some of the reasons people may not be using the town centre as much as before, there is now some interesting information which shows that there is more spending power than there has been in recent years, so there is hope for our shops.
Today the CMS Committee held its second evidence session of the British Film and High-End TV inquiry. We heard from three panels. In the first panel we heard from James Hawes (Director and Vice-Chair of Directors UK). In the second panel we heard from Rebecca O’Brien (Producer, Sixteen Films).
I was delighted that nearly twelve hundred people filled in my survey on Ashford Town Centre and how they would like to see it change. The large number shows how important an issue it is for many people.
Today at the CMS Committee we held a joint ministerial session an opportunity to question Ministers from across Government on the findings of the Committee’s ‘Promoting Britain Abroad’ inquiry and on the latest evidence it heard from stakeholders in November 2023.
Today at the CMS Committee we held our first evidence session of the British Film and High-End TV inquiry. We heard from two panels today. In the first panel we heard from Gurinder Chadha OBE.
Today the CMS Committee held a one-off evidence session following reports in December of an ongoing stalemate between the Premier League and the rest of the football pyramid on agreement of a financial settlement.
Yesterday, Damian Green held a debate in Parliament on new dementia treatments. This debate follows Alzheimer’s Month in September 2023 and the recent developments of two new treatments that slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease.
