Caroline Flint presents pupil with surprise letter from the Prime Minister


25 May 2007

Friday 25 May 2007
3.00pm Hayfield Lane Primary School
Hayfield Lane Auckley

Don Valley MP Caroline Flint will present a surprise to Charlotte Smith, age 9, a pupil at Hayfield Lane Primary School, Doncaster.

Charlotte visited Downing Street a few weeks ago with her school, and sent a drawing and letter to Tony Blair.

Today, Charlotte will receive the reply at a school assembly, where she will read the letter to the school.

Said Caroline Flint: "Shortly after Hayfield Lane Primary visited Parliament and Ten Downing Street, Charlotte wrote a letter to the Prime Minister. To receive this reply from Tony Blair is very special."

Said Ms Flint "This is the fourth time I can recall Tony Blair writing to pupils in Don Valley. I have never known a Prime Minister be so responsive and open to young people."

In 2002, Tony Blair wrote to Year 3 pupils at Tickhill Estfeld who sent him projects on the environment. In 2005, he wrote to Luke Gear from Denaby Main Primary who asked Caroline Flint a question for the PM about Iraq. In 2006, he thanked pupils from Branton St Wilfred's who sent him a gift of a key they had sold to raise money for the Tsunami.