Led by Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Julian Knight, the cross-party campaign for fairer school funding hits the press: last week's Solihull Observer and Solihull News.
Mrs Spelman and Mr Knight took a cross-party group of councillors to see education minister Nick Gibb to put the case loud and clear for an extra £6m a year in funding for Solihull schools. Currently, Solihull is the fourth lowest funded borough in England and Wales, with just £4188 paid by central government per year, per pupil. By contrast, Birmingham is allotted around £5218 per year, per pupil.
Julian Knight, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Solihull, has shown employment minister Esther McVey the new jobs and apprenticeships being created in Solihull, the economic powerhouse of the West Midlands . During a visit to Solihull college, Esther McVey and Julian met and spoke with apprentices and students about their studies and workplace experience.
Julian's victory in the campaign for fair treatment for urology patients at Solihull Hospital has hit the press again, as the hospital announces it is investigatingn the possibility of a shuttle bus between hospitals for vulnerable patients. More in this week's Solihull Observer and Solihull News.
Julian hosted discussion with Sajid Javid and local business owners last week, to hear practical answers to practical questions, and to spread the word that we are firmly on the side of small business owners!
Following Julian's campaign, the Heart of England Trust has announced they are investigating options for transport between Solihull Hospital and Good Hope Hospital.
Julian Knight, local NHS campaigner and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Solihull, has visited military patients and staff at Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham.
