Shailesh Vara MP has today been promoted by the Prime Minister to Minister of State for Northern Ireland, having served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department since January of this year.

Shailesh Vara MP recently gave a warm welcome to the UK’s largest material handling solution supplier, Advance Handling; as they moved into their new premises in Orton Southgate, Peterborough.

Shailesh Vara MP was delighted to help make a start to the new building works at Sawtry Village Academy on Thursday, at a spade in the ground event marking the start to vital improvements to the village Academy.

Shailesh Vara MP recently joined the search for new life-saving breast cancer treatments at a research fair in Parliament hosted by leading UK charity Breast Cancer Now.

Shailesh Vara MP attended the Pearson Teaching Awards Parliamentary reception to congratulate Mr James Horwood of Fourfields Community Primary School on his silver award.

Shailesh Vara MP attended the Leighton Bromswold Bike Fest in Huntingdonshire on Saturday 9th June, to help raise funds for charity. As well as meeting the organisers, he met some of the sponsors, cyclists and stall holders. Mr Vara also started off one of the races.

Shailesh Vara MP has recently met with newly appointed Service Director for Education for both Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, Mr Jonathan Lewis.

Shailesh Vara MP recently met with local members of the National Farmers Union. 

Shailesh Vara MP recently visited the headquarters of Luminus Group and met with the Chairman, Mr Mike Forrest and Mr Tom Miskell, Interim Chief Executive, along with Mr Nigel Finney who is the Executive Director of Operations