As part of our long-term economic plan to secure a better future for Britain, the next Conservative government will triple the number of Start-Up loans to at least 75,000 by the end of the decade. That will mean that on current trends the scheme will have created at least 100,000 jobs across the UK by 2020, meaning thousands more people with the security of a regular pay-packet.
This week new National Savings and Investments bonds for people aged 65 or over were launched – which give people who have worked hard and saved the certainty and security of a good return on their investment.
New figures today show that the Conservatives’ Help to Buy scheme is helping families to achieve their dream of buying their own home. Help to Buy figures show more people have security of home ownership.
We are making sure our roads are safe and fit for the 21st century. Mims Davies says, “It’s great news for everyone that potholes and poorly maintained roads will be given investment and will make life that bit easier for people who use the roads to get around safely”.
12 volunteers from across Neighbourhood Hampshire attended a meeting with Mike Penning MP the Minister of State for Police, Justice & Victims of Crime.
2015 is a big year for Britain – the year we decide whether to stick to the long-term plan that is turning our country around, or to squander the progress we have made.
New figures from the Office for National Statistics show there are now 1.75 million more people in work than at the last election and wages are rising above inflation – a major moment in the British economic recovery. This is a major moment in the British economic recovery with a record number of people in work and wages rising above inflation. It’s a clear sign our long-term economic plan is working, building a stronger, healthier economy.
The Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer met with older Eastleigh residents at the brand new bistro 'The Courtyard Kitchen' in Botley. The Chancellor announced that there will be a higher fixed rate for savings accounts available to the over 65s which will pay market leading interest rates.
Mims Davies welcomes a Ministerial visit from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP.Eastleigh College had an important visit from the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith on Thursday 11 December 2014. “It was excellent to see the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions speaking with students and apprentices regarding the innovative training they are receiving", says Mims Davies. She continued “The evidence of the training the college staff are giving NEETs, the unemployed, trainees and apprentices will increase their job prospects for any employer looking for the skills they have acquired. This college actively works with the Eastleigh Business community and their outcomes are simply incredible with over 25,000 learners in the last year with over 6,000 learners in the workplace achieving a 93.6% success rate".
