Just beyond M25, Upminster, is Europe’s joint largest battery storage system

Opened in March by ⁦Fotowatio Renewable Ventures⁩ it’s helping decarbonise grid & give consistent power to 🏠, dealing with demand surges like when kettles go on ⚽️half time. Part of 🇬🇧 leading work on renewables

Last Friday I joined Broadford Primary Harold Hill for a Google assembly designed to keep kids safe online.

We passed a new law in October - Online Safety Act - to make that task easier for parents & carers, with measures to stop children seeing harmful content on the internet.

After oral questions in parliament today, I was delighted to be out campaigning for Susan Hall.

Even my constituents who live in Essex complain about how ULEZ is impacting their businesses.

They can’t vote in London elections but if you can…

Vote Conservative! Vote Susan!

Getting message out to vote ⁦⁦Susan Hall AM⁩ ⁦Cllr. Keith Prince A.M.⁩ at today’s elections.

Joined in Hornchurch by former London Assembly Member, our Business Secretary ⁦Kemi Badenoch⁩ who knows our city’s shops, sole traders & SMEs need a Mayor who backs them.

I voted. Now it’s your turn. Vote for change!

Great to join Susan Hall AM Sam Holland Freddie Downing in Dagenham this morning as we approach chance to vote for new Mayor of London 2 May. Susan will:

👮 bring back borough-based policing 🚔 keep Hornchurch Police Station
🚘 scrap ULEZ extension
🏡 build family homes

Pay day is almost here.

Our second National Insurance cut hits payslips next week.

It's worth £900 to someone earning the UK average salary.

My column in Friday's Romford Recorder covering policing, pot holes, road safety, banking hub campaign and health news.

Round up of some of our Fri visits inc
💻 Google assembly Broadford Primary⁩ Harold Hill to keep kids safe online, complementing our new internet safety laws
🏏 🏑 looking at how we help Upminster Cricket&Hockey Clubs with funding bids
🌍 meeting with Havering Friends of Earth

As part of our ongoing work to improve sports access across constituency, have written to ⁦Veolia Environmental Trust⁩ to back excellent bid by ⁦Upminster CC⁩ ⁦Upminster Hockey Club⁩ for desperately-needed pavilion upgrade. Both clubs growing so strongly but need better facilities!

Thank you Penny Mordaunt, Upminster Golf Club, Hornchurch & Upminster Conservative Association team, esp Bernice, for brilliant Hornchurch & Upminster Conservative Association spring dinner last night. Everyone loved having Penny join us for uplifting speech to mark St George’s Day & we’re grateful for all who joined🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Great to join Onward this week. My work as Telecoms Minister is to get high-quality, secure connectivity to every corner of 🇬🇧

Gigabit-capable coverage now at 81%, up from 6% in 2019 - building gig network faster than any country in Europe right now. youtube.com/watch?v=Ja7Yjn…

Met Communities Sec Michael Gove this wk in parliament to discuss Havering.

Pushed urgent need for Local Gov Funding Formula review to tackle disparity in treatment with inner London.

Planned how to develop Thames Estuary region to get Havering millions more in business rates.

Two Havering Council car parks, Collier Row (just outside constituency) and Billet Lane mistakenly fined all using them due to a system error in recent days.

Been in touch with Council to get assurances on a fix but if you've been affected, Council advises to appeal any fine.

An important day as PM announces plan to spend 2.5% GDP on defence by 2030.

This increase in defence spending starts now, funding greatest strengthening of our national defence since Cold War.

I joined Defence Secretary Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP tonight as he briefed MPs. Details below

Out delivering and doing casework in Emerson Park today with ⁦Hornchurch & Upminster Conservative Association⁩ for ⁦Susan Hall AM⁩ 12 days to go until chance to vote for her in London Mayoral Election on 2 May. 🗳️ Read her plan to grip crime, reverse ULEZ expansion & build homes - susan.london/plan

Access to great leisure facilities is fundamental to good quality of life. Have secured 💷 in extra gov support - inc Harold Wood tennis upgrade and ⚽️ pitches. Now £700k coming for Central Park swimming pool in Harold Hill from gov’s support fund

julialopez.co.uk/news/mp-welcom…

Good, detailed meeting today with Havering Council working on:-

💷 Council finances and investment projects
📋Childcare and Ofsted report on children’s services
⚽️ Hornchurch FC and grassroots sports facilities
🌳 Memorials and events requested by residents who have lost loved ones

Good to join with fellow London Conservative MPs in meeting Business Secretary ⁦Kemi Badenoch⁩ to discuss our worries about how Mayor of London’s policies, esp ULEZ, are impacting local high streets and the sole traders who maintain and service our fantastic capital city.

£1 billion tax reliefs in the arts and creative industries, £100 million to support charities, and funding for community venues

Watch highlights of today’s #DCMSPQs to find out the latest from our department

Find the full debate: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/16…'