Today Laura welcomed the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to Xtrac in Thatcham. Speaking about the visit, Laura said:
"Xtrac is a great West Berkshire success story that has grown exponentially in recent years.
It has put a Thatcham business at the heart of Formula One, Indycar & NASCAR successes all over the world.
It was such a pleasure to welcome the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Thatcham this morning to meet the brilliant team and visit their outstanding apprenticeship Academy.
Giving people the skills they need to succeed is at the heart of our plan for the future (especially in areas like science, technology and engineering) and this is something I’ve championed since I first arrived in Parliament.
Over the years Xtrac have trained more than 180 apprentices in advanced manufacturing and engineering with many going on to accomplish great things at Xtrac and beyond. It was great to meet their talented team of apprentices with the Prime Minister today."