Alok Sharma MP

Reading West MP supports National Apprenticeship Week initiative

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:52:24 +0000

To help promote National Apprenticeship Week, Reading West MP Alok Sharma spent the morning of Monday 6th February at Norcot Early Years Nursery in Tilehurst shadowing apprentice Sheraine Sutton-Eaton, who was placed at the nursery by local training provider Chiltern Training which specialises in Childcare and Business Training. read more »

Sharma and Wilson welcome Government funding for more local homes

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:52:50 +0000

Alok Sharma MP for Reading West and Rob Wilson MP for Reading East, have welcomed Government funding to build more affordable homes across their constituencies. read more »

Sharma supports benefit cap in historic vote

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:11:26 +0000

Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West yesterday voted to support Government plans to cap benefits payments to £26,000 per year as a part of broader reforms to end a culture of worklessness and to make work pay. read more »

Sharma and Bale meet Minister to seek assistance for controlling an outbreak of the Oak Processionary Moth

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:46:11 +0000

Following recent discussions with local Pangbourne residents, Councillor Pamela Bale, West Berkshire Council and the Forestry Commission, Reading West MP Alok Sharma organised a meeting with Jim Paice, Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to discuss the outbreak of the Oak Processionary Moth (“OPM”) in Pangbourne and seek assistance in helping to eradicate this disease. read more »

Sharma and Vickers hold meeting with council to discuss Tilehurst car parking charges

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

On Monday 23rd January, MP for Reading West Alok Sharma and Tilehurst Councillor Sandra Vickers held a meeting with Reading Borough Council (RBC) to discuss the ongoing issue of the car parking charges in the Dunstall Close and Recreation Road car parks in Tilehurst. read more »

Sharma joins Purley Infant School students for Friday afternoon Creative Challenges

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:18:51 +0000

On Friday 20th January, MP for Reading West Alok Sharma joined students at Purley Infant School for their Friday afternoon Creative Challenges activities session. read more »

Sharma attends Barclays Money Skills event at Southcote Primary School

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:49:44 +0000

On Tuesday 17th January, Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West, joined pupils at Southcote Primary School for a workshop which engaged students at the school in a session centred on money skills. read more »

Duchess of Kent House opens its doors to local MP

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:49:05 +0000

On Friday 13th January, MP for Reading West Alok Sharma visited Sue Ryder-Duchess of Kent House in Reading to see at first hand the excellent facilities at the Liebenrood Road hospice. read more »

Sharma visits Broad Street Mall NHS Walk-in Centre

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:09:50 +0000

Reading West MP Alok Sharma visited the Reading Walk-in Health Centre located in the Broad Street Mall on Friday 9th December. read more »

Sharma opens Berkshire Autistic Society’s new reading office

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:07:50 +0000

On Friday 9th December, MP for Reading West Alok Sharma was invited to officially open the Berkshire Autistic Society’s (BAS) new office in Richfield Avenue, Reading. read more »