Local MP visits Bolton School

Bolton School welcomed the new MP for Bolton North East, Mark Logan, to school-both in person and virtually-over the course of the 2019-20 academic year. Mark visited school at the end of January. He met with Sixth Form pupils in the Riley Centre and spoke with them about his new role.

In June, Mark hosted a Zoom call for 47 pupils in both divisions. He explained his role on the Science and Technology Committee, as well as his route to becoming an MP (via a role as a Foreign Office diplomat, based in Shanghai). As a ‘backbench’ MP for the governing Conservative Party, Mark’s roles are to take part in legislation, represent his constituents living in Bolton North East, and hold the government to account, particularly on issues of Science and Technology. He was asked a variety of questions, from the government’s current policy on combatting the Coronavirus, to votes at 16. The most challenging question, which Mark described as ‘a real curveball’ was ‘Which previous Prime Minister best captures your approach to politics?’ In response, he referenced several former office holders, including Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher.