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Local MP visits community murals and opens new facilities at Stanborough School as in-person constituency days restart
Mr Shapps said: “It’s great to be back on constituency days again. Being out and about in the constituency.
“Meeting people, visiting schools is vital work for any constituency MP and frankly the kind of thing which has been really difficult to do during COVID. It’s just not the same when you’re on a Zoom video- fantastic to be back out in person.”
Local MP joins ‘Great British Spring Clean’ at Hatfield Station
Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps joins Network Rail staff as he drives to get rail network clean as country moves to re-open
Welwyn Hatfield passes 100,000 vaccination milestone
More than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Welwyn Hatfield since the national rollout began in December 2020. Data published by the government today (Wednesday 2nd June) shows that 62,674 first doses, and 40,087 second doses have been...
Rail Innovation in Welwyn Hatfield Helps Pioneer UK-Wide Reform
Secretary of State for Transport and Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps today has announced a comprehensive reform of the UKs railways. The plans, outlined in the Williams-Shapps White Paper, will see rail services managed by a single government body: Great British Rail- with private business contracted to provide key services.
Grant Shapps MP- One Year On
One year and three lockdowns later, the remarkable rollout of our vaccine programme means that we’re now able to look forward to a cautious but final route back to normality. Well over 50% of all adults in the UK have now been vaccinated – no other major economy in the world has vaccinated its population faster.
Welwyn Hatfield MP Receives First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccination
Local MP and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps thanks NHS staff and volunteers as he urges people: ‘when you get the call for your vaccine- go and get it’ Grant Shapps MP yesterday attended the vaccination centre at the University of Hertfordshire College...
Hatfield based company helps roll out 1 million devices to disadvantaged children as 8,860 make their way to Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire has now received 8,860 laptops and tablets to help support disadvantaged children and young people while they learn at home. More than 1 million devices have now been delivered with more on their way.
Local MP joins in ‘thumbs up’ for childcare workers
Welwyn Hatfield MP and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has joined in recognition of the work of early years educators. #ThumbsUpForEarlyYears aims to highlight the work of childcare staff across the country.
Local MP sees COVID changes at nursery as he visits virtually during lockdown
Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps has virtual tour of Busy Bees Nursery in Shire Park, WGC. Busy Bees Nurseries, the UKs largest nursery group, recently hosted Mr Shapps for a ‘virtual tour’ of their nursery in Welwyn Garden City. Busy Bees, founded 37 years ago,...