NEWS FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY OUTREACH TRUST
Funding
We have discussed the possibility of seeking funding for our development and core costs from the Finance Committee of the House of Commons to be provided via the Association.
Universities
Since our last report there have been 3 sessions – two at Nottingham Trent University with Helen Jones the role of the Whips Office & Ian Lucas on Parliamentary scrutiny; and one at Brunel University with Tom Levitt on Parliamentary procedure.
Regrettably, as university staff have moved on, we have lost some of our regular contacts. If any former MPs have contacts with universities, we would be grateful if you could let them know of the work of the Trust or pass their details to me at admin@parlyoutreach.org.uk
Schools
The Charity, Speakers for Schools, has remodelled itself and renamed as Futures For All. It is now the UK’s leading social mobility charity, whose mission is to transform work experience and secure fair futures for all state-educated young people – levelling the playing field for 93% of the student population. The Speakers for Schools programme, with which we are partners, remains central to its work. Since our last report the following of our members have participated: Ian Lucas at Ysgol Maes Garmon, Flintshire on his life story; Jeremy Lefroy at Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group on his experience in business and politics; Victoria Borwick at Bacon’s College Southwark on the role of MPs and Mayors; Sir Vince Cable at St James’s Academy, Dudley on his business and political career; Sir David Lidington at St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College, Kensington and Chelsea on his career journey as a politician and the challenges of Ministerial office; Lord Clive Soley at Larbert High School, Falkirk and an online webinar to multiple schools across the UK involving 19 schools and 401 young people; and Edwina Currie at Tytherington School, Cheshire East and Aquinas College, Stockport (pictured below) on her professional and political career.
Annual General Meeting
The Trust’s AGM will be held in Committee Room 1, House of Lords, Thursday 16 July 2026 at 3.30pm
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