Thank you to Hertford and Stortford residents who have written to me about policies they want to see in the Budget. I want to provide a response that sets out my broader views on what I hope to see from the Budget on 3rd March 2021.
A number of residents have been in touch with me today about images circulating online showing small amounts of food being delivered to children who are eligible for free school meals.
I have not voted to take free school meals from children. I am fully committed to free school meals and this government has expanded the eligibility for free school meals to more children than any government in the last fifty years.
I am often asked by Hertford and Stortford residents to sign Early Day Motions (EDMs). Like many Members of Parliament, I do not sign EDMs, but would like to reassure you that this does not mean I have no interest in the issue, or that I will not act on your behalf where possible.