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Commenting on the success of the first Surbiton Food Festival, Edward Davey, Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton said,

“I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate all those who organised and promoted the Surbiton Food Festival on such a fantastic, well organised and marketed event.

Commenting on the news that the Department for Education has given permission for a free secondary school to be opened in Kingston, Edward Davey, Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton has said:

Newly modernised, Kingston Upon Thames Post Office, 22-26 Eden Street, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1BL has an official opening ceremony today, 3 May 2013.

On Friday 26^th April Edward Davey MP visited Amy Woodgate House, one the UK's leading centres for Dementia Care located in Chessington.

On Friday 26^th April Edward Davey MP attended the second re-launch event for Seriously Sofas in Kingston.

Commenting on the first results of the ‘Big London Energy Switch’, Edward Davey, Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change said,

The Coalition Government has announced a £320,145 boost for school sports in Kingston from September. Every state primary school in Kingston will receive funding for sports in 2013/14 and 2014/15, including:

• Approximately £10,000 for Lovelace Primary School
• Over £9,000 for St Andrews and St Marks Primary School
• Over £9,000 for Tolworth Junior School

On Friday 12th April, Edward Davey, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton visited Sunshine and Dolphin wards at Kingston Hospital. 

Thanks to Liberal Democrats, approximately 300 of the poorest toddlers in Kingston will benefit from 15 hours free childcare a week from this September, an investment of £3154 per child.

This is in addition to the £100m investment in capital spending for additional nursery places announced by Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minster, Nick Clegg, last year.

On Monday 25th March Edward Davey MP joined staff, students and Olympic Gymnast Beth Tweddle MBE for the opening of Ellingham Primary School, Chessington.

On Friday 22^nd March, Edward Davey MP visited Fulham Badgers, the UK's first down syndrome only football team who train at Coombe Boys School in Kingston.

Edward Davey MP has shown his support for a new campaign from Cancer Research UK, which aims to help bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.

On Friday 15th March Edward Davey, Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton visited Kingston College to chat with their apprentices and to see their activities planned for Comic Relief.

Upon arrival Edward agreed to take part in one of their fundraisers – having his nails painted red whilst wearing a red wig and red nose.  Edward took the opportunity to listen to the experiences of the hair and beauty apprentices at the college.

After a session with nail polish remover, Edward visited the college’s engineering department, and met a number of people training to join the apprenticeship scheme run by British Airways, which is highly competitive.

More than 1100 people were on an apprenticeship last year in Kingston and Surbiton according to the latest figures. That is a huge increase, especially when compared to the final year of the last Labour government.

Local MP and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey has recently launched a Collective Switch programme coordinated by Kingston Council.