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Have your say: How should we spent £20 million investment in Woodgate, Bartley Green?
Preet Kaur Gill MP for Birmingham Edgbaston is calling on Woodgate and Bartley Green residents to share how they think the £20 million Pride in Place investment should be spent. After years of campaigning Preet Kaur Gill has secured £20 million for Woodgate and Bartley Green as part of the Pride in Place programme. The funding is allocated as £20 million spread out across ten years. Woodgate and Bartley Green have long faced challenges with limited opportunities for young peo
Jan 52 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 17 July 2026
This week the Government announced major reforms to the asylum system. The changes are designed to restore confidence.
City Road Primary School and George Dixon Primary School in North Edgbaston, and Welsh House Farm Community School in Harborne, have secu
The plan focuses on supporting British industry and our Armed Forces. It includes a total of £298 billion in investment over the next four years, with the additional £15 billion announced this week building on last year
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Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 10th July 2026
I am delighted that this week the Government announced funding for more free breakfast clubs in Birmingham Edgbaston.
City Road Primary School and George Dixon Primary School in North Edgbaston, and Welsh House Farm Community School in Harborne, have secu
The plan focuses on supporting British industry and our Armed Forces. It includes a total of £298 billion in investment over the next four years, with the additional £15 billion announced this week building on last yea
Jul 1015 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP welcomes three new free breakfast clubs in Birmingham Edgbaston
Thanks to Government funding three more schools in Birmingham Edgbaston will open free breakfast clubs from September, saving local families up to £450 a year and helping children start the school day ready to learn.
Jul 82 min read


Success: Harborne Banking Hub secured
Since 2021, I have been campaigning to improve in-person banking services in our community. In 2026, after many discussions with Cash Access I have secured a new Banking Hub in Harborne - set to open summer 2026.
Jul 83 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 3rd July 2026
This week, the Government announced a £15 billion boost to the Defence Investment Plan.
The plan focuses on supporting British industry and our Armed Forces. It includes a total of £298 billion in investment over the next four years, with the additional £15 billion announced this week building on last year’s Spending Review.
Jul 313 min read


FAMILIES IN BIRMINGHAM EDGBASTON SET TO ENJOY GOVERNMENT’S ‘GREAT BRITISH SUMMER SAVINGS’
Local MP Preet Kaur Gill has welcomed news that families in Birmingham Edgbaston can now enjoy discounted attractions and meals out, thanks to the launch of the Government’s ‘Great British Summer Savings’ scheme.
Jul 22 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 26th June 2026
This week the government set out tax and customs reforms to make the system fairer, simpler and digital first. Accelerating plans to scrap the duty relief on cheap import
The plans will set a new normal for future
This will prevent predators from exploiting and abusing victims through their devices, as well as stopping children accessing pornography. If companies do not act within three mon20,000 fewer patients in A&E
6,000 fewer hospital admissions
£20 million of ta
Jun 2613 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 19th June 2026
On Monday, the Prime Minister announced this Government is giving children back their childhoods, by banning social media platforms from offering services to under 16s.
The plans will set a new normal for future
This will prevent predators from exploiting and abusing victims through their devices, as well as stopping children accessing pornography. If companies do not act within three mon20,000 fewer patients in A&E
6,000 fewer hospital admissions
£20 million of ta
Jun 1812 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP welcomes launch of £4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to Birmingham Edgbaston nurseries
MP Preet Kaur Gill has welcomed a new Government scheme offering £4,500 bonuses to attract qualified nursery teachers to Birmingham, helping ensure more children get the best start in life and giving families to access funded childcare.
Jun 183 min read


Preet Gill MP welcomes once-in-a-generation reforms to open up learning for adults across Birmingham Edgbaston
Adults who thought university or further education had passed them by will soon have a second chance to gain new skills, retrain and build better careers thanks to landmark Government reforms welcomed by Birmingham Edgbaston MP Preet Kaur Gill.
Jun 162 min read


Preet Gill MP welcomes strong community support as Pride in Place programme moves to next stage
Birmingham Edgbaston MP Preet Kaur Gill has welcomed the appointment of local resident Pete West as Independent Chair of the Woodgate and Bartley Green Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board and thanked residents for the strong turnout at the programme’s first community event.
Jun 152 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 12th June 2026
This week the Government announced that big Tech companies like Apple and Google, have been given three months to activate built in safeguards on smartphones and tablets to detect and block nude images for children.
This will prevent predators from exploiting and abusing victims through their devices, as well as stopping children accessing pornography. If companies do not act within three mon20,000 fewer patients in A&E
6,000 fewer hospital admissions
£20 million of ta
Jun 1214 min read


Preet Gill MP welcomes tough new crackdown on fly-tipping and waste criminals
Residents in Harborne, Quinton, Bartley Green, North Edgbaston, and Edgbaston regularly contact Preet about illegal dumping, overflowing waste, and fly-tipping that blights neighbourhoods, damages the environment and leaves local taxpayers footing the clean-up bill.
Jun 112 min read


PREET GILL MP BACKS MAJOR REFORMS TO STOP YOUNG PEOPLE FALLING INTO CRIME
Birmingham Edgbaston MP Preet Kaur Gill has welcomed major reforms to the youth justice system aimed at preventing young people from becoming trapped in cycles of crime and keeping communities safer.
Jun 112 min read


Preet Gill MP secures Harborne Banking Hub after years of fighting bank closures
Birmingham Edgbaston MP Preet Kaur Gill has welcomed the imminent opening of Harborne’s new Banking Hub after years of campaigning to protect face-to-face banking services on the High Street.
Jun 102 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 5th June 2026
The new NHS Modernisation Bill was debated in Parliament this week. The Bill will introduce the Single Patient Record which means:
20,000 fewer patients in A&E
6,000 fewer hospital admissions
£20 million of taxpayers' money saved
Jun 49 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 29th May 2026
This Government is working to ensure that the cost of living works for everyone, and no one is let down by ongoing conflict abroad.
That's why last week the Chancellor acted to:
May 2810 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 22nd May 2026
This week bought fantastic news to the UK economy, thanks to the Government.
The IMF has upgraded the UK’s growth forecast this week - another sign that Britain is moving in the right direction.
This marks the end of the current Government's session, and has been a monumental 22 months since we were elected to deliver a new agenda of change for the country.
May 2211 min read


Preet Kaur Gill MP - My Weekly Update - 15th May 2026
This week, I joined His Majesty’s Government as Minister for Health and Innovation in Department of Health and Social Care. It is a real honour to take on the role, and I want to thank Zubir for all his hard work and dedication in the role.
This marks the end of the current Government's session, and has been a monumental 22 months since we were elected to deliver a new agenda of change for the country.
May 1510 min read
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