7 February, 2012 18:15
Matthew Hancock has secured the unanimous support of Parliament to bring in a Bill to close the loophole that allows bookmakers to operate their online businesses offshore. You can see him deliver his speech here.
14 May, 2012 15:24
I am a strong supporter of more good school places. Here in West Suffolk, I am delighted that IES Breckland will ensure children of Brandon have education after the age of 11 in their town. I strongly support the drive by local parents for a new school at Ixworth to replace the closing middle school and to give local parents the choice of a local school in their community. This kind of local choice is something that parents really value when it comes to their childrens’ education.
23 April, 2012 10:26
The Olympic Torch is coming to Haverhill on Saturday 7th July, where it will be carried be Haverhill's very own Olympian, Caroline Maclean.
The route and timings have now been published and are as follows:
30 March, 2012 13:34
Matthew Hancock, MP for West Suffolk, published his Offshore Gambling Bill today.
23 March, 2012 12:23
Matthew Hancock, MP for West Suffolk, has warmly welcomed the decision to reject the proposal for 1,200 homes on the Hatchfield Farm site. The original proposal for the scheme had been rejected by Newmarket Town Council and Forest Heath District Council in June 2010.
21 March, 2012 14:46
In today’s Budget the Chancellor George Osborne has announced, as part of wider measures to reduce tax avoidance, a commitment to bring the taxation of bookmakers back onshore.
Closing this tax loophole has been a priority for Matthew Hancock, MP for West Suffolk, who has fought for such a proposal in order to address a chronic decline in the funding of the British horseracing industry. This decline is in part due to bookmakers operating offshore avoiding not only tax, but also contributing to the Horseracing Levy.
19 March, 2012 15:01
Today’s publication of the Olympic Torch route has confirmed that Haverhill’s Caroline Maclean will carry the Torch through the town. The Torch will travel 8,000 miles in a relay featuring 8,000 torchbearers.
14 March, 2012 9:08
Matthew Hancock MP and Justice Secretary Ken Clarke highlight HMP Highpoint’s “great work” being done in prison to prepare prisoners for the world of work
Matthew Hancock, MP for West Suffolk, has praised the work of HMP Highpoint in reducing re-offending by providing routes into work, training and education.
13 March, 2012 17:23
Writing on PoliticsHome, Matthew Hancock welcomed today's figures showing an increase in British exports, and urged the Government to be "more ambitious still":
In the article he said:
12 March, 2012 20:39
Matthew Hancock, MP for West Suffolk, presented three awards to businesses in Newmarket. These awards were voted for by the businesses’ customers in the town.