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Local MP Maria Miller met with Basingstoke’s new District Commander, Chief Inspector Karen McManus. Chief Inspector McManus was previously the Tactical Firearms Lead for Hampshire and Thames Valley.

Maria and the new District Commander discussed a range of local policing issues.

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has launched a nationwide search for a ‘Mascot Maker’, encouraging children aged 5-15 from across the UK to get creative in a bid to design the official mascot for the Games and win tickets to the Opening Ceremony. 

Maria Miller has welcomed the announcement that Hampshire police force will receive £549,991 in extra funding as part of the Government’s £25 million Safer Streets Fund – delivering on a key Conservative manifesto commitment.
 

Local MP, Maria Miller is calling on Basingstoke’s small shopkeepers to enter the Best Small Shops Competition, celebrating the successes of small shops and the central role they play in their local community, particularly in response to Covid-19.

Local MP Maria Miller has written to the Highways Agency, the Secretary of State for Transport and Communities Secretary to ask that plans for a major new commercial distribution centre at J7 of the M3 are not allowed to stop this being a potential site for a new Hospital to serve Basingstoke res

Local MP Maria Miller is calling for nominees to enter official NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020 in recognition of staff who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. The awards were created to celebrate NHS staff, carers and volunteers for their hard work, innovative ideas and unwavering efforts

Maria Miller welcomes Government funding boost for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, bringing the council’s additional Covid-19 funding to over £2 million in total.

Basingstoke MP, Maria Miller met Marnel Junior School’s Acting Headteacher Mr Tijhs Jordan and, Chair of Governors, Mr Steve Matthews to discuss action being taken by the school following Ofsted’s report rating the school; Inadequate.

Rt Revd David Williams, Bishop of Basingstoke spoke in support of the inquiry launched by Basingstoke's MP Maria Miller.

Figures published on the 15th July revealed that the Government’s financial support for businesses during the coronavirus pandemic has supported thousands of jobs and businesses in Basingstoke since the UK-wide lockdown was imposed in March 2020.