World Water Day: Edward meets WaterAid charity to discuss work to improve access to clean drinking water around the world Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 Marking World Water Day, Edward has met with the WaterAid charity in Parliament to discuss their work to improve access to clean drinking water around the world, with them highlighting that around the world seven in ten women and adolescent girls who don't have water at home are responsible for collecting it for their families. Between them, they spend 200 million hours every day on this single... Westminster News
Edward presses Highways England on local transport issues 3rd July 2019 Edward has met with Highways England in Parliament to press them on local transport issues on their strategic road network in the Charnwood constituency. As... Local News
Standing up to arthritis: Edward meets with ‘Versus Arthritis’ in Parliament to hear about the impact of arthritis on peoples’ lives 2nd July 2019 Edward has joined people living with arthritis at an event in Parliament organised by arthritis charity ‘Versus Arthritis’. The event marked the launch of their... Westminster News
Edward signs law to set up Children’s Funeral Fund for England 27th June 2019 Bereaved parents will no longer have to pay the cost of their child’s burial or cremation after Edward, in his capacity as a Justice Minister, signed the legal... Westminster News
Supporting Plastic Free Queniborough 22nd June 2019 Edward has met with the founder of Plastic Free Queniborough, Sue Woodward, in the village to give his support to her campaign to reduce single use plastic. Sue... Local News
Skittles on the Green in Thrussington 21st June 2019 Edward has joined Councillor James Poland, Parish Council Chairman Tom Prior and local residents for an evening of skittles on the Green in Thrussington. The... Local News
Edward has pledged his support to unpaid carers across Charnwood as part of Carers Week 2019 10th June 2019 Carers Week is a national awareness week that celebrates and recognises the vital contribution made by those caring unpaid for someone living with an illness... Local News
Edward meets with the Inland Waterways Association to discuss their restoration work 13th May 2019 Edward has met with the Inland Waterways Association at an event in Parliament, to discuss our local canal and river network in Leicestershire, and the work... Local News
Local Council Elections 2019 – Conservative success in Charnwood constituency 3rd May 2019 Voters in the Charnwood constituency went to the polls yesterday to elect local Borough and District Councillors for the next 4 years, seeing Conservative... Local News
Investing in our regions’ future transport infrastructure: Edward meets Midlands Connect in Parliament 1st May 2019 Edward has met in Parliament with the team from Midlands Connect, a cross-Midlands partnership working to improve investment in transport in the Midlands... Local News