Ouchthorpe Lane development cancelled following Andrea Jenkyns MP’s successful campaign with local residents

Andrea Jenkyns MP has joined residents in successfully opposing a proposed development on green belt land off Ouchthorpe Lane.

Andrea Jenkyns MP and the students of Ledger Lane Primary School put together a petition that got 448 signatures, asking Wakefield Council to install speed indication devices outside the school.

This weekend, I had another packed and exciting diary in our local area.

It was a busy week in Westminster this week. On Monday I took the opportunity to raise the issue of the Outwood Memorial Hall to the Home Secretary.

Andrea has held a very constructive meeting with the Secretary of State for the Department of Food, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs to hand over a constituency petition, signed by many residents, to demand action on puppy smuggling.

It was a pleasure meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, to discuss the transport in our area.

Another big week in British politics is behind us, with the Withdrawal Agreement being voted down in Parliament with a thumping majority.

Andrea raises the large amount of often complex and stressful paperwork that those with mental health issues can face.

During Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Andrea asks the Minister what assessment he has made of the effect of tunnel construction into Israel by Hamas.