PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 14 th APRIL 2026 Alistair Strathern, Labour MP for the Hitchin constituency, convened MPs, ministers and leading campaigners on tackling the manosphere to discuss how the Government can do more to protect young men and boys growing up in Britain today. The event, “Tackling the Manosphere”, set amidst the Government’s consultation on social media reform, discussed how to not only make online spaces safer for boys and young me

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 10 th APRIL 2026 North Hertfordshire College has been awarded £750,000 in funding to support significant upgrades across its campuses, ensuring that students continue to learn in modern, safe and high‑quality environments. The investment forms part of a wider national programme to improve facilities at further education colleges across England. For North Hertfordshire College, the funding will support essential maintenance an

31st March 2026 PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Last night, Alistair Strathern MP brought together local parents, psychologists, campaigners, and school staff for a community discussion on upcoming changes to social media restrictions for young people. The conversation follows growing international momentum, like recent action in Australia, to take stronger, evidence‑based steps to protect children online. Parents described feeling as though they had been “on a runawa

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP WEDNESDAY 25th MARCH 2026 Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, has celebrated news Central Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire will receive a substantial increase in high‑needs capital funding for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), following the latest national allocations issued by the Department for Education. Following Strathern’s campaigning on SEND in Beds and Herts, for the upcoming fina

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 24th MARCH 2026 Alistair Strathern, the MP for the Hitchin constituency, has welcomed securing Shefford Lower School Government funding to expand its nursery as part of its Best Start programme. Thousands more parents across the country are set to benefit, including in Beds and Herts, as the government has announced an expansion of childcare to over 300 more schools from September. Shefford Lower is one of 331 schools acro

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP TUESDAY 17th MARCH 2026 Alistair Strathern, the MP for the Hitchin constituency, is hosting an open forum for local families to share their views to share their views on social media regulation as part of the Government’s national consultation. The event will run from 6.30-8pm on Monday 30 th March at Walsworth Road Baptist Hall. Since being elected, Mr Strathern has regularly shared the experiences of parents and young people l

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 6 th MARCH 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alistair Strathern, the MP for Hitchin, has celebrated an agreement of a £2m investment to expand Langford Village Academy. The academy serves the village of Langford in Mr Strathern’s constituency, and had faced real pressures accommodating local children following the growth of the village. The new funding will enable the school to finally invest in appropriate facilities to accommodate

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP WEDESDAY 21 st JANUARY 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Following campaigning by MPs including Hitchin’s Alistair Strathern, the Government has set out further action to improve the relationship of children and young people with mobile phones and social media. The government will bring forward a rapid three-month consultation on additional measures to keep children safe online. This will include consideration of options such as restrictin

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP THURSDAY 18th DECEMBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alistair Strathern, MP for the Hitchin covering part of Central Bedfordshire, has welcomed new funding for Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) to create 130 additional specialist school places. Having long campaigned on the need for greater investment in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision locally, Strathern believes the £6.5m investment is a significant step

PRESS RELEASE FROM ALISTAIR STRATHERN MP FRIDAY 14 th NOVEMBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alistair Strathern, Labour MP for Hitchin, was blown away by students at Hitchin Boys’ School when chairing their debate on social media rules this month. Hitchin Boys debated the motion, “This house believes that there should be a two-hour social media screen time limit per day.” The event, held in the school’s auditorium, brought together students across the year groups for a spir

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