Dear John,

As we close out 2025, I want to wish you and your family a very Happy and healthy New Year and all the best for 2026! In particular, here’s wishing a Happy New Year to those working tirelessly on New Year’s Eve and early on New Year’s Day - thank you.

The past year has been a busy one across Harrow and Westminster, it remains a real privilege to serve and represent Harrow West in Parliament. Throughout 2025, I held more than 55 constituency surgeries across Harrow, meeting residents face to face in trusted community spaces - from the Zoroastrian Centre in Rayners Lane, to North Harrow Community Library, and London’s Community Kitchen in Wealdstone. These surgeries are where many of the 7,000 new cases we took up this year began. Alongside this, my team and I responded to over 26,000 emails, supporting residents with housing, anti-social behaviour, immigration, healthcare and a wide range of other issues.

Beyond Harrow, I attended over 300 engagements across the country. This included hosting my 8th annual University Fair with Whitmore High School, my 6th annual Careers Fair with Rooks Heath, my first World Clean Up Day with Harrow Litter Pickers, and my first annual Christmas lunch at London’s Community Kitchen. These events are about opportunity, pride in place, and bringing together friends, neighbours and residents.

In Parliament, I spoke over 250 times, tabled 114 Parliamentary Questions, and answered hundreds more as a Minister - totalling over 500 Parliamentary Questions and Answers. I also voted on major pieces of legislation that many residents wrote in to support, including:

            •          Renters’ Rights Act (passed 27 October)

            •          Employment Rights Act (passed 18 December)

            •          Great British Energy Act (passed 25 May)

            •          Mental Health Act (passed 18 December)

            •          Hillsborough Law (introduced 16 September)

Thank you to everyone who has been in touch, attended an event, volunteered locally or shared their experiences. Your voices shape the work I do, and I will continue working hard for Harrow West in 2026!

In the coming months, I’ll be bringing my 7th annual Careers Fair to Rooks Heath School on 22^nd January (if you have a career you can offer advice from, please do get in touch), and my 9th annual University Fair will take place once again with Whitmore High School on Friday, 20^th March.

My office will reopen on January 3rd - if you live in Harrow West & have any concerns you wish to raise, please do get in touch, by email via: [email protected] or by calling on 0207 219 4243.

Christmas Lunch 2025

Could you speak about your career with Harrow students?

My last Careers Fair with Rooks Heath School brought together hundreds of Harrow pupils with companies and institutions from across the country, from Google, to the NHS, Heathrow and many more.

On Thursday, 22nd January 2026, we are returning to another in-person Careers Fair format at Rooks Heath School and would love to hear from Harrow residents from a variety of occupations. If you or your business/company are able to speak with students from 9:30AM-430PM, or even for a few hours in the morning or afternoon - we would love to hear from you!

E-mail [email protected] with Subject: Careers Fair