If re-elected on 8th June I will continue to get our fair share of economic resources.
Since first being elected to represent Gosport in 2010, I have lobbied the Chancellor to ensure that Gosport gets its fair share of Government Funding.
I have worked tirelessly to fulfil my election pledge to secure the best future for the Daedalus site and I successfully secured Enterprise Zone and Regional Growth Funding for the site.
After the last Labour Government told us that our peninsula would never receive any money for road improvements because it was "strategically unimportant", I continually lobbied the Chancellor for money for the vital Stubbington Bypass.
In 2015, I met with the then Chancellor, George Osborne, to push for funding for the Stubbington Bypass and helped to secure the funding necessary to carry out the preliminary work.
Since then, I have worked closely alongside Hampshire County Council and the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership to encourage these stakeholders to maintain the Bypass at the top of their agenda.
In 2016 I met with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond MP; the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling MP; the Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, Sajid Javid MP; and the Local Growth Minister, Andrew Percy MP to call for the remaining funding needed to complete the Stubbington Bypass. This helped to secure the £25.7m of Government funding to complete the Stubbington Bypass, which was confirmed on 2 February 2017.
If re-elected on 8th June I will continue to fight so that Gosport gets a fair deal!
