This morning I joined Swan Housing Association to celebrate their Heather Court supported housing facility in Harold Wood achieving formal Foyer Federation endorsement through the FOR Youth accreditation.

Regular readers will be aware of my campaign to improve transport accessibility to ensure people of all levels of mobility can lead as fulfilling lives as possible.

I have been contacted this week by the Royal Mail and Post Office about new postal services coming to the constituency. 

First, the Cambourne Avenue Post Office proposed for Harold Hill. 

This morning I met Hornchurch resident and Imperial College researcher, Professor Hippolite Amadi, to discuss his work to reduce neonatal deaths in Nigeria and the tremendous support he has received for that work from Hornchurch Baptist Church. 

This morning my team and I visited Harold Hill business, Metro Security, to congratulate them on winning a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise.

This afternoon my team and I visited Harold Court Primary School where we met head teacher, Mrs Hogan O'Neill. to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing our local schools.

I received this afternoon a letter from Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, about educational outcomes in our borough of Havering.

On Friday I attended a public meeting hosted by Keith Prince AM, London Assembly Member for Havering and Redbridge, to discuss local concerns regarding policing and crime.

My Conservative Association and I ran a campaign on the proposed closure of the Post Office branch on Hornchurch High Street when the proposal was first mooted by the Post Office in summer 2017.

Thank you, Mr Robertson, while I have contributed to many Westminster Hall debates, it is an honour to lead my first this morning and to do so under your chairmanship.

I beg to move,