Securing Funds for key priorities

Ben Bradley has welcomed the announcement that Oak Tree Primary School in Mansfield will benefit from £83,780.44 to improve school facilities.

Great to see confirmation of the PE Premium to support primary schools next year, including a commitment to an hour of sport and activity per day.

We've announced an additional £105m (on top of the existing £112m extra) to support rough sleepers to stay off the streets.

Brilliant to hear that Focus Point Community Support Network have received £7,000 Lottery Funding to help them continue all of the brilliant work they've been doing to support vulnerable people during the coronavirus outbreak.

Communities and businesses across Nottinghamshire have benefited from £476,000,000 in government funding since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, helping to support some of the most vulnerable people, alongside the sectors that have been hardest hit.

Kellogg’s has been in touch with me to let me know that they’ve extended their breakfast club support to all schools that are remaining open – regardless of their location or percentage of pupils accessing pupil premium.

The FA, the Premier League, and the government (through Sport England) have jointly launched a £9.5m ‘Pitch Preparation Fund’ to support grassroots clubs facing challenges as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, and to help them get “match-ready” for when restrictions are lifted.

1,019 business properties in Mansfield have already received grants as part of the Government’s Small Business Grants Scheme. In total, more than £11,780,000 has made its way to small businesses in the area.

This morning I went to see the Chancellor at Number 11 ahead of the upcoming Budget to raise both local and national issues with him.

As you can imagine, work to deal with flooding and Coronavirus is likely to be front and centre of the announcements.