Fiona Bruce speaks at Mother’s Union AGM
Fiona Bruce MP was the keynote speaker at the Annual General Meeting of the Chester Diocese AGM, held at St John’s Church, Hartford.
Fiona Bruce spoke of the difference a backbench MP can make on matters which rarely hit the headlines but can make a big difference to people’s lives.
She described her work calling for money management to become part of the curriculum so that young people come out of school with the financial capability to budget well and understand the implications of borrowing. The MP described how a report she produced with other MPs has been considered by Education Ministers and the Prime Minister and the recommendations within it will be implemented other the coming year including financial education as part of the maths and PSHE curriculums.
The MP also spoke about her work opposing the legalisation of euthanasia in the House of Commons and the importance of improving end of life care for everyone, emphasising that this needs to involve families much more, as exemplified by the care shown by members of the Mothers Union.
She also commended the Mother’s Union on their Bye Buy Childhood campaign which has done so much to highlight the need to reduce access to pornography on the internet by children. The Bye Buy Childhood campaign, launched by the Mother’s Union, was one Fiona actively supported in Parliament and she informed the meeting that good progress has been made in Westminster through discussions with internet service providers to ensure that greater protection is provided for children.
Susan Hawkes of the Middlewich Branch said “I really enjoyed Fiona’s address as did many other members judging by the reception Fiona got.”
Diocesan President, Angela Klabou said “I thank Fiona for coming to address to Diocesan Council and have already received many complimentary comments on how interesting and stimulating she was. I was particularly interested to hear of Fiona’s efforts to introduce financial education into school. I think this is long overdue.”
