The Conservatives have a proud tradition of firsts when it comes to women in politics. In 1919 it was Conservative Nancy Astor who was the female MP to take her seat in Parliament. 1970 saw Betty Harvie Anderson become the first female Deputy Speaker of the Commons. 1975 saw Margaret Thatcher become the first female Leader of the Opposition, going on to become our first female Prime Minister in 1979. Last year saw Wealden MP Nusrat Ghani become the first female Muslim minister to speak at the despatch box.

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the announcement today of over £6.4 million in funding for housing at Telford Place in Crawley town centre and in Forge Wood, the Borough’s newest neighbourhood.

Crawley MP Henry Smith will introduce legislation in the House of Commons next week to allow individuals descended from the Chagos Islands to register as British citizens in recognition of the fact that their parents and grandparents were forcibly exiled from this UK Overseas Territory.

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the Government’s multi-million pound investment in local healthcare this winter, as it emerged that the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) had been granted up to an additional £1,687,000 of funding to help cope with winter pressures.

Henry Smith MP has visited the Springboard Project in Langley Green (Friday, 15th December) to deliver toys donated by the British Toy & Hobby Association’s Giving the Gift of Play initiative.

Henry Smith MP has welcomed new figures from the Energy Switch Guarantee revealing that 7,890 people in Crawley have switched electricity supplier and potentially saved hundreds of pounds during the last year.

Henry Smith MP has today addressed a meeting of the Rivers Learning Project Community at Crawley Civic Hall as part of UK Parliament Week 2017.

Henry Smith MP has continued to press issues relating to Southern Railway provision by questioning the Rail Minister over delays at local train stations caused by malfunctioning ticket machines (on Thursday, 19th October).

Henry Smith MP is encouraging local A-level students in Crawley to take part in the Political Studies Association (PSA)’s Schools’ Video Competition, now in its seventh year.

Crawley MP Henry Smith attended the Three Bridges Traincare Facility Open Day on Saturday (14th October), where the site was available for Crawley residents to visit by Siemens as part of its Whistle Stop Tour series, for a behind the scenes look at what goes on to make trains safe, reliable and comfortable.