Live music red tape likely to be relaxed
Legislation which will make it easier for small venues to host live music has been cleared in the House of Commons. The private member's bill, introduced by...
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Young people in Bath given the Chance to be Chancellor
Don Foster MP is supporting the launch of Chance to be Chancellor 2012 and is calling on schools and young people in Bath to take up in the challenge...
Read this entry » Shared ownership can boost housing market in Bath – Foster
Don Foster MP joined a host of South West MPs and housing experts from across the region to discuss the role shared ownership can play in boosting...
Read this entry » Pupil Premium will help turn around GSCE results in Bath
Information released today for the first time shows that secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset Learning Authority need extra support...
Read this entry » New deal saves Post Offices in Bath – Foster
Post Offices in Bath have been saved by Liberal Democrat Business Minister, Ed Davey. After ending Labour's Post Office closure programme,...
Read this entry » Don Foster: "Let Bath based gymnastics team compete at London Olympics"
In a letter to British Olympic Association honorary chairman Lord Colin Moynihan, Bath MP Don Foster has thrown his support behind Great Britain's...
Read this entry » BBC should not harm local and regional broadcasting – Foster
Commenting on Chairman of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten's speech at the Oxford Media Convention, Bath MP and Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat...
Read this entry » Don Foster MP joins call for more time on Daylight Savings Bill
The Daylight Saving Bill was derailed by a small group of MPs on Friday but pressure is growing on the government to give the bill a fair hearing....
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Changing obstructive live music licensing regulation receives overwhelming support – Foster
The Live Music Bill is within touching distance of becoming law as it successfully passed through its final stage in the House of Commons today. Having been approved...
Read this entry »Don Foster pressures government to promote Arts in school curriculum
Speaking in the House of Commons on January 16, Don Foster strongly voiced his concerns that preserving arts and creative education in schools. Questioning John...
Read this entry »Don Foster MP says clocks change could save lives and create jobs in Bath
Bath MP Don Foster is backing a bill to objectively look at the benefits of moving the clocks forward by one hour. Don is backing the Daylight Saving Bill which...
Read this entry »ALMR urges MPs to back final stages of Live Music Bill
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has urged MPs to back the final stages of a bill which will make it easier for pubs to host music gigs. The...
Read this entry »Don signs EDM 2527 on the Killing of Mustafa Tamimi by Israeli Soldiers
That this House expresses its revulsion at the deliberate killing by Israeli soldiers of Mustafa Tamimi, aged 28 years, while the Palestinian was taking part in...
Read this entry »Don Foster signs EDM 2566 for Holocaust Memorial Day 2012
That this House notes that on 27 January 2012 the UK will observe Holocaust Memorial Day, the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where an...
Read this entry »Welcome funding boost for Bath energy saving project
Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris Huhne has announced that Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) in Bath will be receiving £30,825 from...
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