JACK INVITES THE PRIME MINISTER TO FILTON TO OPEN NEW AIRBUS FACILITY

During Prime Minister’s Questions today, Jack invited the Prime Minister, Theresa May, to Filton to open the £40 million Airbus Wing Integration Centre.

Jack Lopresti MP has backed a campaign to raise awareness of blood cancer and put it at the forefront of the Government’s cancer plans.   

My second letter to the elected Mayor of Bristol after a very disappointing and party political response. 

I like to keep my constituents informed of everything I am doing, and have produced a newsletter. This will be delivered to many homes across the constituency over the coming months, but if you would like to read this online, you can do so by clicking on the links below. 

An open letter to the Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, calling on him and Bristol City Council to promise a Bristol Armed Forces Day in 2019 and beyond.

Yesterday, I had a meeting at the Airbus offices at Filton, with their Senior Vice President Katherine Bennett, with other Senior Airbus managers, and with Richard Harrington MP, the Minister for Business and Industry. Other Aerospace companies such as GKN and Rolls Royce were also present. 

Apprentices from this area were joined by many MP’s in the House of Commons this week to celebrate the 12,000 apprenticeships provided by the UK’s Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industries.

On Thursday, the Port Board presented their vision for the future, along side their current operations to the Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Cairns MP, West of England Combined Authority Mayor, Tim Bowles and myself.

I had an opportunity to visit the latest stages of the Airbus Integration Centre in Filton on 13th April 2018.

This is an amazing project costing £40 million, some of which is investment from the Government.

It was a real pleasure to meet the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling MP, and West of England Combined Authority Mayor, Tim Bowles to open the upgraded Platform 1 at Bristol Parkway.