The Festive period is upon us in Harrow and it has been a delight to
visit many of the Christmas Bazaars and Fairs across the borough.
I’m certainly
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Dear John,

 

The Festive period is upon us in Harrow and it has been a delight to
visit many of the Christmas Bazaars and Fairs across the borough.
I’m certainly looking forward to even more of the carols,
pantomimes, and Bazaars that make this period special.

 

I look forward to meeting with residents in the weeks ahead, whether
at an advice surgery, or on a tour of Parliament, or at any of the
festive functions taking place across the borough.

Below is my newsletter covering some of my work in Parliament and
locally in Harrow too – through out the month, you can find regular
updates from me on FACEBOOK [[link removed]],
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SURGERIES & TOURS 

[Walk-in surgery]

Over the past year I have returned to my in-person surgeries by
hosting roving surgeries across Harrow West, so far hundreds of
residents have attended my surgeries at local churches, temples and
community centres.

 

If you have a suggestion of where you would like me to host a surgery
next, do please drop me a line. I also run my regular advice surgery,
taking on casework at my constituency office at 132-134 BLENHEIM ROAD,
this surgery is appointment-based and appointments can be made by
calling my parliamentary office on 020 7219 4243.

[Litter-pick 011222]

Following successful clean-ups of Byron Park and Headstone Manor,
I’m looking forward to joining the Harrow Litter Pickers tomorrow
morning, Thursday, 01/12 for a litter-pick of Newton Ecological Park
from 9:30AM. [🌳] [🚮]

 

If you don’t have a litter-pick and/or bag, we will aim to provide
you with one, by the Park Lane entrance at 9:30AM. Open to all, so
please come along if you can!

[Parliament tour with Vaughan School]

It was a privilege to show Vaughan School’s young eco-warriors and
their parents around parliament earlier this month - some great
questions on Labour’s environment policies if we do get into
Government and I look forward to even more questions from more of
Harrow’s youth, with a visit from another Harrow Scout group this
month.

 

A reminder that anyone living in Harrow West and wanting to join a
tour of your House of Commons
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CAREERS FAIR

 

[Careers Fair]

WILL YOU SPEAK ABOUT YOUR CAREER WITH HARROW STUDENTS?

My last Careers Fair with Rooks Heath College brought together
hundreds of Harrow pupils with companies and institutions from across
the country, from the British Film Institute, to the Royal Navy, to
Heathrow and many more. While we were not able to bring together
students and organisations in person in 2021, we organised a
successful virtual event with many attendees.

 

On WEDNESDAY, 18TH JANUARY 2022, we are returning to an in-person
Careers Fair format at Rooks Heath School and would love to hear from
Harrow residents from a variety of occupations. If you or your
business/company are able to speak with students from 9:30 AM-5 PM, or
even for a few hours in the morning or afternoon – we would love to
hear from you. Please respond to this e-mail or e-mail
[email protected] with Subject: Careers Fair

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

[SBS 2022]

[SBS 2021]

🚨 ADVERTISE YOUR SMALL HARROW BUSINESS HERE 🚨

 

With the return of Small Business Saturday this weekend, I want to
spotlight as many small businesses as I can once again. Last year, we
were able to spotlight over thirty excellent local businesses in
Harrow…

 

So, if you are a small business owner in Harrow, or a big supporter of
one, and you would like me to promote a business in the run up to
Small Business Saturday, please send me a quick note (to
[email protected]) with 👇

 

🔵 A picture that you’re happy for me to use to promote your
business

 

🔵 The business name and a sentence on what your customers like
about you

 

🔵 Where people can find you online and/or in person, your opening
hours and any social media pages

 

As we move into another dismal economic environment let’s give our
small businesses the support and appreciation they deserve.

 

PARLIAMENT ROUND-UP

CASEWORK

 

During November I have raised a number of concerns from constituents
with Ministers both directly and through Parliamentary channels.
Significantly, in this House I took the opportunity to press the
Secretary of State for Justice to re-examine the alleged failings at
Belmarsh Prison which led to the death of the brother of a
constituent.

Video here:
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TRADE

[Parliament dispatch box]

As Shadow Minister for International Trade, I have met with a variety
of stakeholders from across the constituency, and beyond, to hear
their concerns at the inadequacies of the Trade deal that the Tory
Government negotiated with the E.U. in addition to further concerns
regarding the lack of support for small and medium sized business who
wish to export across the world.

 

VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE:

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Speaking of poorly negotiated trade deals… The House of Commons has
a further debate on the Australia and New Zealand Trades deals, deals
which the current Prime Minister recently, when campaigning to be PM,
correctly assessed as being ‘one-sided’ in favour of Australia and
New Zealand.

 

Whilst these, and almost any, trade deal is to be welcomed, the detail
of these deals has revealed them to be rushed and placing the UK at
disadvantage in crucial sectors such as agriculture. These deals will
have a very negligible impact on UK growth (the New Zealand FTA will
increase our GDP by just 0.03% and the Australian one by just 0.08%).
In closing the debate I called for greater Parliamentary scrutiny of
future deals, as is the norm in many other Nations, to ensure that
this government doesn’t again tie our country into deals which put
us at a disadvantage for the sake of a photo opportunity for a
Minister.

 

VIDEO AND SPEECH AVAILABLE HERE:
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OTHER ISSUES

I have also raised the issue of the 37 men who, in 1984, tried to stop
the closure of the Cammell Laird shipyards. They were sent to prison,
sacked and lost redundancy and pension rights and Ministers must do
more to make available all documents to correct this historic
injustice.

VIDEO HERE:

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AHIMSA DAY

It was a great pleasure to host a parliamentary reception in
Parliament to celebrate the teachings of Jainism and meet with many
remarkable Jains who have done so many greats things in our community.

PARLIAMENTARY BOUNDARIES CONSULTATION – FINAL WEEK

[New Harrow West constituency]

The Boundary Commission has now published revised proposals for the
Parliamentary Boundaries. Many residents will remember the proposal
set out by the boundary commission to retain only one ‘Harrow’
constituency. The revised proposal has returned proposals for a Harrow
West and Harrow East constituency, as well as Ruislip, Northwood and
Pinner (with Hillingdon). The major changes being Wealdstone North and
South wards are transferred into Harrow West, which was part of the
Commission’s plan, with outer roads previously in Harrow West
currently in Pinner and Pinner South wards being moved into the
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner constituency. Kenton East and Kenton
West will be retained into Harrow East as well as the addition of
Queensbury ward from the borough of Brent to Harrow East.

 

YOU CAN SEE THE BOUNDARY PROPOSALS FOR HARROW WEST HERE:
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YOU CAN READ THE FULL DETAILS FOR PROPOSALS FOR LONDON HERE:
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Thank you to all the residents who have expressed their views and made
representations to the Commission. There will now be a short (four
week) consultation which lasts until the 5th December. I understand
that while many residents are happy with current proposals some people
feel that community links have not been sufficiently retained. I would
advise anyone who has concerns or anyone who considers the new
proposals favourably to respond directly to the consultation: 
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understanding is that the Commission are particularly keen to hear
from individuals and community groups to understand how the proposed
boundary changes will affect them personally.

 

I’m deeply proud to represent the ‘Harrow West’ constituency
which I have lived my whole life in, and will continue to do so until
at least the next General Election, when I will be seeking
re-election. If you have any other concerns and queries about the
boundary commission process, do feel free to get in touch.

PICTURING HIGH STREETS

[Rayners Lane High Street]

An image of Rayners Lane high street submitted by a resident to
Historic England for #PICTURINGHIGHSTREETS - if you have an image of
North Harrow, South Harrow, Rayners Lane, Wealdstone, Harrow Town
Centre or West Harrow Village to share, please do share your pictures
for me to spotlight too.

 

Over the next 12 months, people are encouraged to respond to a
fortnightly challenge that uncovers the secret life of the high
street, posting their own photographs on Instagram using
#PicturingHighStreets. From celebrating local high street heroes that
make our places so special; capturing favourite hang outs and meeting
places; to recording the hidden heritage of our high streets: the most
evocative photographs will be featured on the Picturing High Streets
Instagram channel.

 

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A selection of photographs submitted before 21 December 2022 will form
a national outdoor exhibition opening in Spring 2023 filling Clear
Channel advertising space, outdoor exhibition panels and shop windows
on high streets across England. These photographs – alongside a
selection of others submitted from January 2023 onwards – will also
enter the Historic England Archive, the nation’s archive for
England’s historic buildings, archaeology and social history.

SUPPORT IN HARROW

[Warm Hubs]

In the backdrop to all the political turmoil in Westminster this year
- on the ground here in Harrow, one of the richest countries in the
world will be dependent on the good will of some amazing charities,
churches and mosques for  “warm hubs” this winter.

 

I will aim to drop by to one of the warm banks and offer my support
when I can. While people are struggling to keep homes warm, I
completely recognise the need to normalise the support for those that
need it, so do visit a warm hub if you need a warm drink and some warm
company.

 

Voluntary Action Harrow have set-up a very helpful map of all the warm
hubs accessible across Harrow, which can be found here:
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NEW MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP FOR HARROW

[Young Harrow Foundation]

THE EXCELLENT YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION HAS CREATED a suite of FREE new
mental health services and resources for young people aged 5-25. THE
SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE CONTROL OF
THEIR EMOTIONAL HEALTH, BEFORE THE CRISIS POINT. SCHOOL BASED SERVICES
FOR TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES OPEN FOR REFERRALS FROM
PARENTS, SCHOOLS, GPS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH YOUNG
PEOPLE. 

 

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LONDON’S COMMUNITY KITCHEN:

[London's Community Kitchen]

LONDON'S COMMUNITY KITCHEN (based at The Bridge, next to Harrow
Leisure Centre) run a Free Surplus Food Market open to everyone
every FRIDAY FROM 3-5PM. At the height of the pandemic, this
operation served over 10,000 people across Harrow and London. Please
consider donating or getting involved in any way that you can with
this incredible Harrow-wide response to the cost of living crisis: 
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If you’re ever in need of their support, the Community Kitchen want
to help - they won’t ask you for any details, or anything in return,
just turn up and they will provide you with food.

 

Many congratulations to Taz and the team on their Outstanding Observer
Food Award. 2 weekly surplus food markets, a cooking school and a Kind
Cafe later – London’s Community Kitchen is expanding across four
boroughs and we’re so proud to have the original in Harrow!

 

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