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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was joined by Jo Johnson, MP for Orpington, the Leader of the Council and other delegates in Orpington High Street today to mark the completion of the £2.2 million improvement scheme. The event celebrated the enhancements to the town centre, to create a safer and more pleasant public space, as part of long term developments within the borough.

“These major changes to the High Street underline our commitment to improve town centres and ensuring the outdoor space is best used is part of this approach. The Mayor of London’s approach on this is welcome. We are Building a Better Bromley and playing our part to ensure that Bromley remains an enticing place for business and investment. We have a long term vision and we are determined to ensure that further improvements will make Orpington even more competitive, benefiting local residents and businesses” said Leader of Bromley Council, Councillor Stephen Carr.

From the Official Report, 1st July 2010

Joseph Johnson (Orpington) (Con): I congratulate all those who made their maiden speeches today. They have made the afternoon fly by, such has been their quality.

I wish to express my wholehearted support for the vision for UK aid outlined by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, especially in so far as it is driven by a desire to focus the UK programme on outcomes and value for money rather than on inputs and on what quantities of money are shovelled overseas. I particularly welcome his comment that he intends to review the UK's aid relationship with India. As he said, there is now a double duty to demonstrate not only that aid money is well spent but that it is spent where most needed so that the Government can carry the country with them at a time of intense budgetary squeeze and retrenchment.