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
Grants offered to WW2 veterans 9th June 2014 Big Lottery Fund gives veterans a chance to make commemorative visits to the places that they served Mark Garnier MP has welcomed an announcement from the Big... Local News
Wyre Forest Care homes open doors for National Care Home Open Day 6th June 2014 Thousands of care homes across the UK will open their doors to the public on Friday 20 th June Mark Garnier MP is supporting National Care Home Open Day. Care... Local News
View from Westminster 5th June 2014 5th June 2014 It’s been a long time since the phrase ‘Big Society’ has been routinely used, but the activity of big society organisations has been carrying on unabated. The... Westminster News
View from Westminster 29th May 2014 29th May 2014 It has been a pretty remarkable few days for politics, with UKIP delivering the political earthquake they promised. Here in Wyre Forest they took 26% of the... Westminster News
View from Westminster 22nd May 2014 22nd May 2014 A fair criticism of politics is MPs make decisions about things they know little amount about. Certainly we are briefed well, and MPs specialise in areas that... Westminster News
Nominations for Humanitarian Citizen Award 2014 open 22nd May 2014 Mark Garnier MP asks schools to nominate young people for British Red Cross Award The British Red Cross’s Humanitarian Citizen Award celebrates the... Local News
Government announces record breaking surge in tourism 20th May 2014 Mark Garnier MP welcomes strong growth for key Wyre Forest industry Government department the Office of National Statistics (ONS) announced record breaking... Local News
View from Westminster 15th May 2014 15th May 2014 Next week will be the elections – both Euro and for Wyre Forest district council. Sadly, the turnout will be low. If next week’s elections are like previous... Westminster News
Mark Garnier MP welcomes fall in unemployment numbers 14th May 2014 Wyre Forest MP is delighted with yet another drop in unemployment locally Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics show that unemployment... Local News
