I was delighted to host my 4th annual Havant Constituency
Health & Wellbeing Fair at Emsworth Baptist Church recently.
The Fair brought together more than 30 local health bodies,
charities, community organisations and businesses to offer
information and advice about physical and mental health.
Residents were
able to chat to a range of exhibitors that included Hayling
& Emsworth Primary Care Network, Friends of Emsworth
Community Health, Emsworth U3A, Emsworth Flower Club and Ems
Valley Memorial Arboretum.
The Health & Wellbeing Fair has become an annual fixture
ever since I launched it following the COVID-19 pandemic and
Emsworth Baptist Church is an ideal location.
Alan Mak MP with exhibitors at his 4th annual Havant
Constituency Health & Wellbeing Fair held at Emsworth
Baptist Church
I'd like to thank all the exhibitors and residents who made
the Fair such a success.
Now attention turns to my next community event: my 10th
annual Jobs, Apprenticeships and Careers Fair at Bedhampton
Community Centre on Friday 19 September.
As it's the Fair's 10th anniversary, I'm planning a special
celebration and I'd love to see you there! Please come any
time between 10am and noon. Admission is free.
I've called on the Labour Government to
apologise after its handling of the Winter Fuel Payment.
The latest development is a partial u-turn from Labour on
its decision to remove the payment from local pensioners.
Some pensioners will now receive it, but many will not.
Chancellor Rachel
Reeves has
not explained how the Government will pay the estimated
£1.25bn cost of the u-turn - and many local pensioners will
still miss out.
Taking away the Winter Fuel Payment was a cruel political
decision that hit thousands of pensioners locally, many of
whom ended up facing a choice between heating and eating
last winter.
When I spoke to people on the doorstep in the Havant
Constituency there was a strong feeling that the Government
was wrong to have removed the payment.
While I'm pleased that putting pressure on the Government
has resulted in a partial u-turn, I believe they should now
apologise to pensioners for its original disastrous
decision.
Residents are welcome to join one of my popular Houses of
Parliament tours. You can enjoy a guided tour of the House
of Commons, House of Lords and other parts of the
Parliamentary estate before joining me for a private Q&A
session.
The coach leaves the Havant area at around 8.00am and
returns around 5.30pm. We have some spaces left on the next
tour on Monday 21 July, so if you're interested in coming
then or on future tours please register at www.AlanMak.org.uk/Tours.
I'm also providing free Union and St George flags to
constituents. To request one, please go to www.AlanMak.org.uk/Contact.
The best ways to stay up to date with the work I'm doing as
your local MP all year round are to follow my social media
accounts, especially Facebook ( www.fb.com/AlanMakHavant),
and sign up for my regular residents' email newsletter at https://www.alanmak.org.uk.
You can also share your views on local and national issues
with me by completing my online survey at https://www.alanmak.org.uk/survey
Alan Mak MP,
Member of Parliament for the Havant Constituency
The News 4th July
