ON MONDAY, Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon, rose in the House of Commons to comment on two of his most passionate campaigns: first, to report that 8,000 new apprenticeships have been created since 2010 in Harlow and second, to call on the Government to invest yet…

MPs have received a backlash after voting against amending a bill to stop water companies dumping raw sewage into Britain’s rivers and seas.   Just 22 Conservatives, including a number in Essex, rebelled against the Government last week by voting for an amendment to the Environment…

FOLLOWING a very successful inaugural competition last year, Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon, has launched his second Christmas Card Competition for all primary aged children in Harlow, Hastingwood, Matching, Nazeing, Roydon and Sheering. The winning entry will be used for the front cover of Mr Halfon’s…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask a number of questions on financial education in schools. Q.To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of placing financial education on the…

NEW figures have revealed that 7,900 Harlow residents have started an apprenticeship since May 2010. Many of these have been through Harlow College and local businesses and there is expected to be a large expansion in apprenticeship opportunities for Harlow’s young people in line with…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has slammed universities for not preparing students for the world of work, as he backed calls for tuition fee refunds if students did not receive face-to-face teaching. Speaking at a fringe event hosted by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) at…

WHILST we were interviewing Robert Halfon on a canal boat on the River Stort, we brought up the subject of long queues outside petrol stations. The gridlock around town contrasted with the serene journey down to Harlow Mill lock. One thing Mr Halfon was adamant…

ENGLAND’S Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Jon Van-Tam, are to face questions from the Education Committee, which is Chaired by Harlow’s MP, Robert Halfon, on the inclusion of children in the Government’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. Prof Whitty and his…

HARLOW’S MP, Robert Halfon, has tabled a second motion in Parliament on the Stort Crossing. Mr Halfon has made clear his view on the proposals, saying that the developers should “go back to the drawing board”. He also noted that the proposals were passed by…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question regarding Iran. Robert Halfon: “To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to prevent Iran’s further non-compliance with the 2015 Joint…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon was in robust form when we interviewed him on Friday afternoon. Mr Halfon was in the Katherines area of Harlow speaking to residents regarding the large warehouses that loomed over their homes. We spoke to Mr Halfon about this issue and…

THE Government is introducing GPS tagging on burglars, robbers and thieves on their release from prison as part of the Beating Crime Plan. This new measure will be rolled out to Harlow following a Government trial in other areas.  This comes on top of the…

HARLOW’S MP, Robert Halfon, today stood up for Bynghams residents in the House of Commons about the warehouse development, backing onto their gardens, which he said “should never have been allowed to happen”. Mr Halfon raised the issue with the Leader of the House of…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has backed the prime minister Boris Johnson’s plan to put in place the biggest tax rise in seventy years to pay for health care. Mr Halfon said: “Over the past eighteen months, this country has faced a national emergency of which…