From: Greg Hands MP news@greghands.

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Subject: News Bulletin from Greg Hands MP #444
Date: 13 September 2015 22:25
To: news@greghands.com

Issue 444 - Sunday 13th September 2015

In this edition:

Since the last edition, Greg:

Greg Hands MPs Diary

Website of the Week:
Stephen Greenhalgh for
London

Reacted with dismay to the Labour leadership selection

results. For more, see below.
Made a last call for Conservative Party supporters to sign up to
the Partys London mayoral selection process. Greg also
called on residents to vote for former H&F Council Leader and
Boriss Deputy Mayor for Policing & Crime, Stephen
Greenhalgh.
Voted against the Assisted Dying Bill (euthanasia) in the
House of Commons. The Bill was defeated by 330 votes to 118.
Addressed new Conservative Future members in the
Hammersmith constituency, along with Council Group Leader,
Cllr. Greg Smith, for a fun evening of politics & networking.
Was key-note speaker at the conference of London
International Shipping Week, at the Grosvenor Hotel. For
photos and the speech, see below.
Joined teams from across Kensington, Chelsea & Fulham to
leaflet commuters at Sloane Square station, with Education
Secretary Nicky Morgan, to advertise the Conservatives
London Mayor primary election. For more, see below.
Spent a day in Edinburgh on ministerial business, including
meeting Scottish Government Finance Minister John Swinney,
touring a local Job Centre Plus and holding a round table with
the Scottish Chambers of Commerce. For photo, see below.
Attended both Cabinet and Political Cabinet at Number 10,
Downing Street.
Held a surgery at Fulham Library. Gregs surgeries are
generally held weekly, and generally on Friday afternoons at
Fulham Library. To make an appointment, please email
mail@greghands.com or telephone 020 7219 5448.

Labours new leader is a

threat to our national
security, our economic
security and your familys
security
Photo news:
Promoting the
Conservatives Open
Primary for London Mayor
at Sloane Square
Registration to vote closes
Monday 14th
September:Conservative
London Mayoral Selection
A message from Deputy
Mayor Stephen Greenhalgh
Photo news:
Job Centre Plus
'We'll pull out all the stops
to keep the UK a worldleading maritime centre',
says Chief Secretary
Excellent A-level results for
borough pupils
Royal Borough pupils
achieve top Key Stage 2
results in the country
Have your say on when
building work can take
place in Kensington &
Chelsea
7 ways to contact
Greg Hands

Website of the Week:

greenhalgh.london
The campaign website of Deputy Mayor Stephen Greenhalgh,
who is in the final four to be the Conservative candidate for
Mayor of London.

Photo news:

Promoting the Conservatives Open Primary

for London Mayor at Sloane Square

Greg Hands MP with Education Secretary Nicky Morgan at Sloane

Square tube station this week, advertising the Conservative
Partys Open Primary process for the selection of the next Mayor
of London.

Registration to vote closes

Monday 14th September:
Conservative London Mayoral Selection
The Conservative Party is holding an online primary to select its
candidate for the 2016 London Mayoral Election. Anyone in London
who is on the electoral roll can register to vote to help the party
choose who will stand for the Conservatives in the election next
year.
The current Mayor of London Boris Johnson was selected as the
Conservative candidate in 2007 using a primary and the party is again
giving all Londoners the opportunity to be involved in the process.
Four candidates have been shortlisted to stand in the primary.
Andrew Boff, Zac Goldsmith, Stephen Greenhalgh and Syed
Kamall will campaign across the capital over the summer and will take
part in official hustings in September.
CLICK HERE to register without an access code. If you havent yet
received an access code, you can still register to vote in the primary.
There is a 1 fee to register.
CLICK HERE to register with an access code. If youve already
been sent an access code, you can quickly complete the registration
process by following this route. There is a 1 fee to register although
this is waived for Conservative Party Members. If you are a member
and have not received an access code click here.

A message from Deputy Mayor Stephen

Greenhalgh
I am the only candidate who is currently a member of Boriss team in
City Hall. I have a proven track record of delivering for Londoners both
as Deputy Mayor for Policing & Crime and as a tax-cutting Council
Leader in Hammersmith & Fulham.
I have a plan to secure Londons future. As Mayor I vow to make
London less expensive for hard working people. The Greenhalgh
Plan4London will:
1. Cut tube and rail fares by 3% annually. This will save the average
Zone 1-3 Travelcard holder 900 over 4 years. I will root out waste
and protect front-line investment.
2. Build 100,000 new homes for Londoners to own over 4 years. I
will deliver 50,000 of these as affordable homes for essential city
workers and build 50,000 starter homes for Londoners to own on
TfL/GLA land.
3. Maintain a safe capital city on reduced budgets. I will use
council tax and growth from business rates to protect neighbourhood
policing with 5,000 dedicated officers.
4. Tackle the air pollution which blights our city. I will ban all dirty
diesel vehicles from central London as fast as humanly possible. I will
ensure faster substitution of the more polluting buses with the latest
hybrid and hydrogen powered models and encourage the uptake of
electric vehicles.
5. Improve the quality of London's bus service. I will ensure that
every bus becomes a "jobs express" for shift workers whilst freezing
bus fares for 4 years.
When I promise, I deliver!
Thank you,

Stephen Greenhalgh

Photo news:

Job Centre Plus

Greg Hands MP being briefed by an Edinburgh Job Centre Plus

manager on the UK Governments success in expanding jobs in
Scotland.

'We'll pull out all the stops to keep the UK

a world-leading maritime centre', says
Chief Secretary

Greg Hands MP delivering the keynote speech at this weeks

London International Shipping Week conference.
Greg Hands MPs speech at London International Shipping Week
Good morning Im delighted to join you all, on behalf of the
government, at London International Shipping Week. And thank you,
Alan, for that kind introduction.
I am the Chief Secretary to the Treasury number 2 to George
Osborne, and part of the team responsible for making sure that
Britains economy is in the best possible shape to meet the challenges
of the 21st century.
People dont necessarily think of the Thames as a working river but,
of course, it is. We should never forget that our rivers and our ports
are important economic assets.
They let goods reach customers up and down the country.
They deliver raw materials to our factories.
And they help our companies succeed in global markets.
Everyone knows about Britains proud history as a great maritime
nation.
Yesterday we celebrated a momentous point in our history: HM The
Queen overtaking Queen Victoria as the longest reigning British
monarch.
The fact that the Thames played a major part in the celebrations, as it
did in the Diamond Jubilee in 2012, is significant: its been a real
source of British prestige throughout the years.
Britains success, however, has always been derived from combining
the best of the old and the new.
We cant rest solely on the past. And in shipping, I believe the future
can be equally glittering.
And my very simple message today is that the British government will
pull out all the stops to keep the UK a world-leading maritime centre.
The past decade saw turbulent economic times globally. As we have
seen in recent weeks, we have not yet if youll excuse the maritime
expression reached calmer waters.
Falling oil prices, the slowdown in China, continued woes in the
Eurozone and instability in the Middle East are conspiring to make this
a tricky time: in all probability, a tricky decade.
Britain, as an open and outward-facing trading nation, is not immune
to these risks. But there is a way to manage them; and that is to put
our own house in order, and keep on concentrating on securing our
own economic recovery.
Our philosophy as a government is that, if you are serious about longterm growth, there are several things you have to do.
You have to boost job creation and enable growth all over the
country.
You have to seize opportunities as they arise particularly in
international trade.
You have to make yourself as globally competitive as you can be.
And if youre lucky enough, as we in the UK are, to be a major player
in particular sectors, then you play to those strengths.
Thats the basis on which the government has grounded the UKs
economic policy since 2010, and its the basis on which we will
continue to govern.
The maritime sector ticks all of these boxes.
As a sector, it supports hundreds of thousands of jobs across the UK
with significant regional clusters of expertise, and major recent private
sector investments in Felixstowe, Southampton, London, Hull, and
Liverpool. I mention Hull and Liverpool in particular because they will
be key to helping deliver our Northern Powerhouse, the programme
for rebalancing the British economy.
As Ive alluded to, shipping facilitates the overwhelming majority of our
international trade.
Its a growing industry: global seaborne trade is predicted to double by
2030, most of it outside Europe.
And its an area in which the UK is already world class.
Our geography helps, of course: were an island nation, and our
location means we can do business with both sides of the world in the
same working day.
But thats not even the half of it.
Our quality flag, attractive tonnage tax regime, strong competitive
ports, innovative engineers and world-class maritime training
programmes, together with a stable regulatory framework and an
attractive commercial environment all of these combine to make the
UK a great place to do maritime business.
Down the river, we have the City of London and Canary Wharf the
best places to do business in the world;
the worlds leading international financial market
globally number 1 in trading foreign exchange and derivatives
the pre-eminent Western location for emerging Asian markets
like renminbi, Indian Rupees, other currencies and Islamic
finance
a centre of excellence for insurance, for reinsurance, for asset
and wealth management, and for a wide range of legal,
accounting and other professional services

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As well as being a global financial powerhouse, the City is home to a
one-stop shop of maritime professional and business services on
which the global industry can continue to rely.
And we are always looking at how we can make our offer even
stronger.
Earlier this week, we published Lord Mountevans Maritime Growth
Study report which sets out how government and industry can work
together to keep the UK at the forefront of the global market.
Well be responding formally in due course but one recommendation
we are already taking forward is the formation of a Ministerial Working
Group for Maritime Growth.
Our Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, will be
chairing its first meeting.
This Working Group will drive forward the recommendations made by
the Maritime Growth Study, in parallel to the recommendations made
for industry.
In particular, our officials will be looking at how to place government
services such as the UK Ship Register on a more commercial,
customer-focused basis. So watch this space, and I know the Working
Group will be very keen to hear industry views.
One of the key elements of maritime growth is, of course, marine
technology. Many of the worlds most advanced and ambitious
maritime projects originate here in the UK from sluices to
submarines to superyachts.
To make sure we keep ahead of the game, our Technology Roadmap
will set out our ambitions for the marine technology sector, onwards to
2030.
Already, we are investing in marine innovation: for example, by match
funding 24.5 million of collaborative research since January 2013,
and by providing 4 million of funding towards a Centre for Maritime
Intelligent Systems in Portsmouth.
This roadmap will look at how we can maximise our capabilities and
expertise in the future and continue our traditions of excellence in
design, innovation, and build quality.
Alongside this, we are committed to investing in the skills we need to
keep our maritime workforce world class. Were already home to the
largest number of maritime training institutions in Europe, but we know
we can do more. Apprenticeships are key to this: were committed to
supporting three million apprenticeships across the UK, with particular
emphasis on technology and engineering.
So if you want a rapidly expanding, skilled, ambitious workforce, then
Britain is the place to be.
My final point is that all this is part of our long-term economic plan.
Crucial to this is improving our national productivity. Thats one of the
areas we as a government are particularly interested in at the
moment. Indeed, some of you might have come across our
Productivity Plan, which we published in July.
In very broad terms, what youll be seeing over the next few years is
much greater investment in our UK physical infrastructure; much more
economic regeneration beyond London and the south-east; a real
drive on boosting British exports; and a continued strong voice calling
for free trade worldwide.
Of course, all of this creates opportunities in the shipping world.
Better infrastructure means lower freight costs. Regional growth
breathes new life into our regional ports. And if were exporting more
goods overseas, then its on ships your ships that those goods will
get there.
So there are exciting times ahead and were making sure that Britain
is best placed to make the most of them.
I hope that this is a productive conference and that you will enjoy
seeing what we in London and the UK have to offer, as a worldleading, dynamic maritime centre.
Thank you very much.

Excellent A-level results for borough pupils

Students and teachers from schools in the Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea celebrated excellent A-level results on
Thursday 13 August.
Overall the Royal Borough was well above the national average with
13 per cent gaining A* (national average eight per cent), 45 per cent
gaining A* and A grades (national average 26 per cent), 76 per cent
A* to B (national average 53 per cent) and 92 per cent A* to C
(national average 77 per cent).
It was good news for students at Holland Park whose results far
exceeded national averages for a fifth consecutive year. Passes at
grades A* to B were 73 per cent, passes at A* were 12 per cent and
93 per cent of students achieved grades A* to C.
Three of the schools students are Oxbridge-bound on the back of
these results. One, Violet Smart, has been at the school from the age
of 11 and has long been recognised as a student of remarkable ability.
Her four A*s (in Geography, English, Design and Religious Studies)
are all the more impressive given that Violet taught herself religious
studies and has now chosen to read Theology and Philosophy at
Christ Church College, Oxford.
Omar Sabbagh, who is off to read Law at Cambridge, achieved As
and A*s in all of his subjects: Mathematics, English and Religious
Studies and his teachers at Holland Park are confident that he will be
a formidable force at the bar in years to come.
Future success seems likely as this year students taking AS exams
have broken all records with more than 60 per cent achieving an A to
B grade.
Commenting on Holland Park Schools results Deputy Head, Nicholas
Robson, said: Students have achieved superbly well this year,
winning enviable university places and scoring record-breaking
grades. We are delighted for their well-deserved success and are
pleased to be sending them into the world eminently qualified!
Todays results reveal another year of outstanding success for A-level
pupils at Cardinal Vaughan, with the school retaining its title as one of
the highest attaining comprehensives in the country and 12 pupils
heading off to study at either Oxford or Cambridge.
Headmaster, Paul Stubbings, said: I am delighted that our wonderful
staff and pupils have once again produced the goods: not only are the
results top class, but we are bucking national trends and going from
strength to strength.
One pupil, Thomas King, did exceptionally well, achieving five A*
grades in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Further
Mathematics. He said: I am overjoyed with the results and am really
looking forward to joining Oxford in October where I will be reading
medicine. I cant wait!
Head Girl, Harriet Lea, said: I am really pleased I got my place at
Cambridge to study history. Its been such a great two years and Ill
really miss everyone at the Vaughan.
A-level pupils at The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School have
achieved double the national average of grades at A*, with 87 per cent
receiving grades marked A* to B.
Chelsea Academy is also celebrating after students achieved its best
results with 53 per cent of grades at A* to B. The academy returned
particularly excellent results in English, Mathematics, Further
Mathematics and languages.
Chelsea Academy is funded by the Royal Borough of Kensington and
Chelsea and the Church of England; it specialises in science and a
number of this years highest performing students will now go on to
study at prestigious Russell Group universities.
Matt Williams, Principal of Chelsea Academy, said: I am delighted
with the outstanding success of our students A-level results. The work
that the students and staff have put in over the past two years has
paid off with the best set of A-level results we have seen at Chelsea
Academy.
I am particularly pleased with the number of students that have
achieved top grades and are now prepared to succeed at university.
These results show that Chelsea Academy is an outstanding place to
come and learn at post-16 level, especially for those students
interested in languages and the science, technology, engineering and
mathematics subjects.
Many congratulations to all of the students celebrating today and a
huge thank you to our talented staff for the support and
encouragement they have given all of our students.
Commenting on the results of the boroughs schools, Councillor Emma
Will, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelseas Cabinet Member
for Education, said: This is a fantastic set of results with some really
wonderful individual achievements amongst them. They are testament
to the dedication and professionalism of the teachers and the hard
work of the students.
I wish all the students leaving our schools to go on to university, or
their first jobs, the very best of luck in the future.

Royal Borough pupils achieve top Key

Stage 2 results in the country
Royal Borough pupils have achieved the best results in the country for
Key Stage 2 (age 11) performance.
Provisional results, published on Thursday 27 August by the DfE,
show that 90 per cent of children in Kensington and Chelsea schools
achieved the expected Level 4+ in Key Stage 2 reading, writing and
mathematics. This is ten percentage points above the national
average and eight points above the average for London schools.
Kensington and Chelsea is also the top performing local authority for
the proportion of children making expected progress from Key Stage 1
to 2 in reading, writing and mathematics.
Commenting on the results Councillor Emma Will, the Royal Borough
of Kensington and Chelseas Cabinet Member for Education, said:
This is excellent news for parents who send their children to a Royal
Borough school. This high standard could not be achieved without a
lot of dedication and hard work by our head teachers and teachers
and I thank them for all their efforts.

Have your say on when building work can

take place in Kensington & Chelsea
The Council is asking for peoples views on its proposals to limit the
number of hours noisy construction work can take place in Kensington
and Chelsea during the week. It is also proposing to prohibit noisy
building work on Saturdays which will mean contractors would no
longer be able to carry out activities such as demolition work, piling or
drilling, which can be heard at the site boundary, on the weekend.
These are just two of the proposals contained in a draft Code of
Construction Practice produced by the Royal Borough of Kensington
and Chelsea, which also urges construction companies to improve the
way they communicate with neighbours who will be disturbed by noisy
and dusty works.
If the Code is adopted the permitted hours for noisy construction work,
defined as work audible at the site boundary, would be reduced by 30minutes on weekdays with work expected to finish at 6pm.
At present construction work is allowed on a Saturday between 8am
and 1pm in Kensington and Chelsea. If the Code is adopted after
consultation any work that can be heard at a site boundary would be
prohibited on Saturdays.
Comments on the draft Code of Construction Practice can be made
until Wednesday 21 October 2015. At the end of the consultation
period, all responses will be considered and the Code amended as
appropriate prior to its formal adoption later this year.
For more information about the draft Code of Construction Practice
and to comment go to www.rbkc.gov.uk/draftcode

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