Crawley MP Henry Smith has hosted Manor Royal-based charity Vision Aid Overseas in the House of Commons (Tuesday, 20th March) in support of their work to fulfil a mission; to ‘enable people living in poverty to access affordable glasses and eye care.’

To mark National Apprenticeship Week (5th to 9th March 2018), Henry Smith MP has celebrated the vital contribution of apprentices in Crawley.

Henry Smith MP has welcomed proposals that will see the number of children entitled to free school meals increase.

New figures reveal that some 47,000 additional people in Crawley are now saving more for their retirement.

Henry Smith MP is asking community groups and local charities in Crawley to think about what they could do with up to £20,000 this year.

Crawley MP Henry Smith has welcomed the latest UCAS data showing that university application rates for 18 year olds remain at record levels.

Henry Smith MP has joined parliamentary colleagues from across the country in pledging to Give Up Plastic for Lent.

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.