Lodsworth residents put questions to Andrew Griffith at ‘Meet your MP’ event

The evening was chaired by Caroline Neville, parish council Chair, and was attended by around 60 residents who were keen to hear from their local MP.Questions on local and national themes were raised.

Andrew’s series of ‘Meet Your MP’ evenings have taken him around the constituency. They offer another form of engagement, alongside his regular weekly surgeries, direct casework, and letters to residents on local issues of concern. The events are not party political, with Andrew speaking to residents as their elected Member of Parliament and bringing Westminster closer to them.

Questions put to the MP covered local topics of planning concerns, road safety, infrastructure and hospital services. The day after the meeting, Andrew met with hospital chiefs to discuss some of the issued raised to him, notably around the future of the cardiac catheterisation lab.

Following the meeting Andrew Griffith MP said: “I am very grateful to have been invited by Lodsworth Parish Council and to speak to the local residents who filled the seats. It was a good opportunity for me to bring clarity to the role I undertake on their behalf in Westminster and how I am able to help them on personal and local matters. I believe it is important to be accountable to residents and to engage with them in different ways. I look forward to doing more of these types of meetings next year.”