Show me » Lib Dem MP News
 |
Annette Brooke MP Presses Minister on the Provision of Health Services for Children with DisabilitiesYesterday, Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole, spoke on the provision of health services for disabled children in an adjournment debate she called in the House of Commons. Annette highlighted to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health Anne Milton MP the fact that disabled children and those with complex health needs... |
More Articles
A CHRISTMAS ‘TAIL’: ANNETTE BROOKE MP PUTS DOG LAW REFORM ON HER CHRISTMAS LIST
Annette Brooke MP joined leading animal welfare and veterinary organisations, trade unions and canine companions in a Christmas wish list on Wednesday 14th December appealing for urgent government action on the issue of irresponsible dog ownership and dog law reform. MPs from all major political parties...
Jo tells Prime Minster: women’s involvement is fundamental to security in Afghanistan
Jo tells Prime Minster: women's involvement is fundamental to security in Afghanistan During a recent Prime Minister's Questions, Jo urged the PM to ensure that women's rights and security, which are essential for sustainable peace-building, were not sacrificed. She made her comments in...
Torbay MP Welcomes Reward Scheme for Schools
Adrian Sanders, Member of Parliament for Torbay, has today praised the Government’s plans to reward and recognise those schools who have worked hard to promote and raise awareness for the Olympic and Paralympics Games through the Get Set Network. The Get Set Network is a special community of schools...
Local MP takes on supermarkets over price of fuel in rural areas
Today Ian Swales has written to the major supermarkets in the area to ask them if they can explain why people who live and work in Redcar are paying more money for their petrol than people who live 9 miles away in Middlesbrough. Tescos, Morrisons and Asda regularly have price wars on the cost of petrol...
Getting Better At Waiting
Most of us know what it feels like to sit in a hospital waiting room, and it is not often a pleasant experience. The time spent waiting can be worrying, stressful and uncomfortable. Indeed, waiting for any kind of treatment is never going to be easy - which is why the Liberal Democrats are committed...
More schoolchildren in Norwich to benefit from Pupil Premium – £13.7 million for Norfolk’s schools
The Pupil Premium will be extending its reach to cover any child that has been registered for Free School Meals (FSM) in the past six years. Across England, for 2012-13, the Premium will be worth £1.25 billion in total. 22,777 children in Norfolk are projected to be eligible - up from 14,471 this year....
Consequences of Iraq invasion must not be forgotten – Campbell
Commenting on the end of US military operations in Iraq, Former Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell said: “Although Iraq has slipped down the British political agenda it should never be forgotten that the cost of the disastrous decision to join the United States in military action...
Residents struggling to pay fuel bills urged to seek help
December 14, 2011 Four thousand homes in Cambridge are entitled to help with their fuel bills and MP Julian Huppert is backing a campaign to make sure people apply for the grants available. Julian is urging people on low incomes to call the Home Heat Helpline – 0800 33 66 99 –...
Huppert welcomes fall in city’s jobless
December 15, 2011 News that Cambridge has defied the national trend in rising unemployment and seen its jobless figures fall has been welcomed by the city’s MP, Julian Huppert. The number of unemployed in the city was 1,654 in November – three per cent of the total workforce...
MP comments of Dr Eddie Kane’s resignation as chair of crisis hit Hospital Trust
On hearing news that Professor Eddie Kane has decided to stand down as Chair of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, local MP Tim Farron commented: "Eddie is committed to the NHS and I have worked closely with him on the campaign to bring cancer services to Westmorland...
3,600 more Brent pupils to benefit from the Pupil Premium
Brent Central MP Sarah Teather has this week announced that the Pupil Premium will be extended to cover any child that has been registered for Free School Meals in the past six years. In Brent, this means around 3,600 extra pupils will benefit from the Pupil Premium. Across the country, more than half...
Annette Brooke MP says ‘Happy Birthday’ to Disabled Persons Railcard
Local MP Annette Brooke joined disability rights campaigners, train company staff, and rail passengers to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Disabled Persons Railcard at a reception in the Houses of Parliament. The reception heard from Transport Minister Norman Baker MP; Sir Bert Massie, one of the...
Mark urges local residents to Know their Risks to Stop a Stroke
Cheadle MP Mark Hunter is supporting The Stroke Association's campaign to encourage the nation to know more about their stroke risks. Mark at the Stroke Association campaigning event in Parliament It's estimated that around 1600 people in Cheadle are living with the after effects of stroke,...
MP calls for more support for NHS whistleblowers
With the launch today of Patients First, a group that has been set up to help protect whistleblowers within the NHS, local MP Tim Farron has called on the government to strengthen rules to protect health professionals that raise concerns of patient safety. This issue has become critical after the Westmorland...
