John has welcomed the announcement of the Education Secretary that Ofqual will be awarding students teacher assessed grades for this year’s A level and GCSE results.
John was pleased to welcome Minister Kwasi Kwarteng, Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to the constituency.
As concerns over exam results emerged John acted immediately contacting the Department of Education. Early concern raised suggested that UCAS and the Clearing System were not allowing sufficient time for appeals.
The Secretary of State for Internatianl Development has announced that a Trade and Agriculture Commission will be set up to advise the Government on trade policy post Brexit.
The problems with the Post Office Horizon software is an issue that John has been aware of since becoming an MP when a constituent who had been involved in the situation briefed him. Since then he has joined colleagues to try to get to the bottom of the issue.
There has been some concern that British food standards might be reduced in future trade deals. I think this may come from a mis-understanding of the Agriculture Bill in the media.
Throughout my life I have tried to ensure that discrimination plays no part in society. Any sort of discrimination is unacceptable. The recent violence of the protests in Parliament Square and Whitehall was inappropriate while calls to adhere to the Covid-19 regulations appeared to be too little
