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Jack Lopresti MP welcomes new strategy to revive high streets

New government high street strategy has been published today, setting out how town centres will be transformed into vibrant places to live, work and visit. The strategy includes details on how communities can bid to take over local football clubs, theatres, pubs and stadiums at risk of closure – as

Jack Lopresti MP speaks in General Debate on Defence Spending

Today, Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti spoke in a general debate in the House of Commons on Defence Spending.  General debates consider neutrally worded motions that usually begin, “That this House has considered”.

Jack Lopresti MP demands answers on M49 junction

Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti this week wrote to South Gloucestershire Council, Highways England and Severnside Distribution Land Limited to demand answers to the timeline for opening the new M49 junction at Severnside. The junction was completed by Highways England in 2019, however due

Jack Lopresti MP speaks in Winterbourne View debate

Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti today spoke in a debate in Westminster Hall commemorating 10 years since the BBC Panorama documentary that exposed horrific abuse of patients with learning disabilities and autism in the Winterbourne View hospital. The documentary, which was filmed undercov

Jack Lopresti MP welcomes Kwasi Kwarteng to open new Airbus R&D centre

Jack Lopresti MP today welcomed the Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng MP to Filton as he opened the new AIRTeC centre in Filton. The £40 million centre, which was joint funded by Airbus and the Government's ATI programme, puts Filton at the centre of innovation in aerospace.

Jack visits new Library at Patchway Community School

Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti today visited the newly refurbished Library at Patchway Community School, and met some of the brilliant Year 7 reading ambassadors. The facility has been upgraded, with new books, more and better computers and a built-in classroom space, allowing classes to

Jack Lopresti calls for bold action to tackle the housing crisis

Today in the House of Commons, Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti cautiously welcomed the Government's plans for a new Planning Bill, while calling for more bold and decisive action to tackle the housing crisis. With properties skyrocketing and housebuilding at disappointingly low levels, th

Jack Lopresti meets Business Secretary to discuss R&D funding for aerospace

Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti met with Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy today to discuss research and development funding for the aerospace sector. Aerospace is a significant employer in Filton and Bradley Stoke, with thousands of employ