Maria Miller recently called in at the Basingstoke office of Aecom, to see their recently refurbished premises and meet some staff. Maria was welcomed by Aecom’s Chief Executive for UK and Ireland, Patrick Flaherty.

Maria recently visited Hatch Warren Junior School as part of her programme of visits to Basingstoke schools. She met Head Teacher Mr Ed Dawson and Deputy Head Mrs Cady to discuss recent developments at the school.

Maria has visited Basingstoke-based Mars Drinks. She met with General Manager Hossam Ashraf, discussed business developments and toured the factory.

Maria visited Merton Junior School and met with the School Council, staff and pupils. After the meeting with the School Council, Maria discussed developments at the school with Head teacher Mrs Palmer followed by a tour of the school.

Britain has benefitted from record-breaking inward investment by foreign companies, creating 5,507 new jobs in the South East according to the figures released on 30 August 2016, by the Department for International Trade .

Maria has called on Minister of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice to give victims of revenge pornography anonymity to help improve the reporting and conviction rates for this appalling crime.

The Women and Equalities Committee has called for UK women to have protections similar to those in Germany after a ‘shocking’ increase in workplace pregnancy discrimination over the past decade. 

Maria said: “Although I have had considerable contact with South West Trains as the current operator, I also wanted to meet their parent company Stagecoach Group who are bidding for the franchise. I had a good meeting with Stagecoach Rail, to make sure that they too have a good understanding of what Basingstoke rail users want from the new franchise.”

Maria attended an unusual morning assembly at Merton Junior School in Popley this week, when the Google “Internet Legends” team visited the school to promote internet safety. She said: “The internet is a wonderful place for education, entertainment and communication, but children need to learn the skills to stay safe in the digital world.

Maria attended an unusual morning assembly at Merton Junior School in Popley this week, when the Google “Internet Legends” team visited the school to promote internet safety. She said: “The internet is a wonderful place for education, entertainment and communication, but children need to learn the skills to stay safe in the digital world.