Voting is underway for the NW Hampshire seat in the UK Youth Parliament. Everest student Katie Allabush has been nominated by her school and is the only Basingstoke candidate up for election. The other two candidates come from schools in Andover.
 

Basingstoke MP Maria Miller called in at Basingstoke Hospital for one of her regular meetings with Chief Executive Alex Whitfield, and was also pleased to meet the new Chair of the North Hampshire Hospitals Trust, Steve Erskine.
 

Basingstoke MP Maria Miller met up with the new Police District Commander for Basingstoke and Deane, Chief Inspector Stuart Ratcliffe, who has recently taken over from Chief Inspector Matt Reeves.
 

Basingstoke MP Maria Miller recently visited the Basingstoke Pets at Home store, to hear more about the company, the facilities at its Basingstoke store, and the ways in which it supports women in work, both in its retail business and also its veterinary group.

Maria Miller MP visited the Basing View base of bluebird bio, the only UK office of a biotech company specialising in gene therapies. The company has its headquarters in the United States, and the Basingstoke office is one of only a few in Europe.
 

Basingstoke MP Maria Miller recently visited Hatch Warren Under 5’s Pre-school at Hatch Warren Community Centre, where she was met by the Pre-school’s Manager Pam Jones, and the Manager of their sister Pre-school, Kempshott Under 5’s (which is held at St Mark’s Church in Kempshott).

Basingstoke MP Maria Miller has invited the Managing Directors of South Western Rail and Network Rail’s Wessex Route to a meeting in Basingstoke to meet local rail commuters, and to hear from them directly their concerns about poor performance on the railway network, particularly between Basingst

Maria Miller MP has welcomed grants of £61,892 from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) to 16 smaller charities and community groups to support vulnerable children, young people and families in crisis or living in poverty.

Local MP Maria Miller is looking forward to welcoming Miriam Van Nyvel from Marnel Infant School to Westminster who has been successful in her application to attend the UK Parliament Teacher Ambassador Programme 21-23 January 2019.

Maria Miller MP visited Fujitsu to catch up on developments and discuss the company’s plans for Basingstoke and beyond.