Local Government reorganisation will deliver better value for money for taxpayers Monday, 20 January, 2025 My background is in financial markets and investment. As a result, I tend to look at the world with a view to financial efficiency and value for money. There is no doubt about it, there is very poor efficiency and value for money in the public sector. One area that I was particularly taken by is local government. Here in Worcestershire, we have seven big councils – Worcestershire County Council -... Local News
Mark Garnier Questions Minister over Beales Corner 31st October 2014 Wyre Forest MP has raised a question in the House of Commons about flood defences in Bewdley On Thursday 30 th October Mark Garnier asked Dan Rogerson, floods... Local News
Big Lottery Fund awards £321,190 to projects in Wyre Forest 30th October 2014 Mark Garnier is delighted that 9 projects in Wyre Forest have been awarded grants since April 2014 Over the past decade the Big Lottery Fund have awarded nearly... Local News
View From Westminster 30th October 2014 30th October 2014 Last week, the new chief executive of NHS England published his report on the state of the NHS and its long term future. It was a welcome report. It concludes... Westminster News
EU Referendum Bill Destroyed 30th October 2014 Lib Dems and Labour reject conservative plans for EU Referendum. Conservatives trying to deliver a referendum on EU membership had put forward a bill hoping to... Westminster News
View from Westminster 23rd October 24th October 2014 As I knock on people’s doors and chat to people in the street, the issue of immigration and our EU membership comes up the whole time. On EU membership, they... Local News
Mark Garnier meets with Fire Chief to discuss Wyre Forest emergency services changes 22nd October 2014 New proposals aim to enhance emergency response Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest’s MP, today met with Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFR) chief Mark... Local News
View from Westminster 16th October 2014 17th October 2014 There has been a lot of hyperbole spoken in the last few days about seismic shifts in the political landscape. Rightly so: the first elected MP of any party is... Westminster News
Employment figures show another drop in unemployment 15th October 2014 Mark Garnier MP is pleased with latest figures which show another fall in unemployment Wyre Forest Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics... Local News
View from Westminster 9th October 2014 9th October 2014 The party conference season is slowly trundling to a close, and not before time, I hear many people say! But this season is more important than most. Next year... Westminster News
