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Out and About!
Another week, another busy day in the constituency! Here's what I did last Friday in Leeds West.
I started my day by meeting with Education Leeds about the provision of free school meals in Leeds West. I'm extremely keen that every child entitled to free school meals has them, and that schools do everything they can to promote healthy eating and living for all pupils. Education Leeds has been doing good work trying to increase the quality of these meals, and to ensure that all children are healthy in our schools. As the new MP for Leeds West I am determined to ensure that all children can access healthy, nutritious meals, and for free if possible.
In the afternoon I visited an excellent project in Burley, called Educ8 WY. They do great work to help educate vulnerable young people, and their results have been excellent. I look forward to seeing more projects like this in our community, and helping them make the best contribution they can.
In the afternoon I also met a constituent with an excellent idea for a new support project for local people in Leeds West. I gave him some advice, and will do everything I can to help the project. I also had a meeting at Yorkshire Forward. Our Regional Development Agency does great work in supporting our local economy. I am concerned about how the Conservative and Liberal Democrat government will cut our RDAs, and I will be doing everything I can to support them.
I also spent some time with my new team of staff. They are the people that answer calls within my office, and do the research that means I can be an effective MP. There is a lot to do to answer the concerns of constituents and set up a new office, which is keeping everyone busy!
I rounded off the day by meeting local Labour Party activists. I told them about my first couple of weeks in Parliament, and we all thanked outgoing MP John Battle for his hard work over 23 years. All in all, it was a fantastic day, and I'm looking forward to productive, enjoyable days in the constituency in the future. I'll keep you updated with them right here as well!
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