Hosted a Leicestershire Promotions Dinner in Parliament – I was delighted we were able to announce the Loughborough Festival of Illustrated Children's Literature to the national media following many months of discussions. The festival will take place for the first time from 22nd-26th October this year, with a major five-day event showcasing new and existing literature for children. 

Swore in as the Member of Parliament for Loughborough – After a long campaign meeting people from across Loughborough, Shepshed, Quorn, Barrow, Sileby, Hathern, Mountsorrel Castle and the Wolds villages, I was privileged to be re-elected as Loughborough’s voice in Westminster over the next 5 years.  

Iain Duncan Smith, Work and Pension Secretary joined Loughborough MP, Nicky Morgan, on a visit to new business MeetBurger in the town last week. There he met two young people who had struggled to find work previously but were now employed - one as an apprentice with Loughborough charity, TwentyTwenty and the other as a trainee chef at MeetBurger.

Nicky Morgan has welcomed news that eight schools locally will receive funding to improve their school buildings. This is part of an extra £367 million that the government has allocated for investment in buildings at over one thousand schools across the country. The condition improvement fund targets schools that need additional money for repairs, or to help them expand.

Nicky Morgan has welcomed today’s announcement of £36,500 funding for repairs to St Peter and St Paul in Hathern.

Loughborough resident Alan Jacobs has completed the Loughborough Half Marathon in aid of his charity, the Katherine Jacobs Trust. Alan set up the charity in 2005 after his wife Katherine passed away from a rare infection, Necrotising fasciitis, after having surgery to treat cancer.

Spoke to an event organised by the Loughborough-based Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors – The institute is based in Loughborough and represents the ergonomics and human factors sector, which works to improve the design of products, systems, and processes. The institute has recently been granted its Royal Charter, recognising its important contribution to our country. You can find out more information here: www.ergonomics.org.uk/uncategorized/the-iehf-is-now-chartered

Nicky Morgan, MP for Loughborough, was at Leicester Rider’s BBL Trophy semi-final, first leg against London Lions, at the Sir David Wallace Centre at Loughborough University on Sunday 2nd March, to recognize the work of the Riders in promoting education through sport.

Raised the issue of police pensions with the Home Secretary – This week I have raised several issues regarding police pensions and the pension entitlement of police widows with the Home Secretary on behalf of local residents.

The first Shepshed Business Fair which took place on Wednesday has been hailed as a success by local businesses. The Fair, which was held at Shepshed High School, was the first of its kind to be held in Shepshed. It was organised by local MP Nicky Morgan and Cllr Christine Radford and was sponsored by Urgo Medical who are based in the town.