As 18,500 police officers take to the streets of London to deliver a petition to Downing Street, Wyre Forest's Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman offers his support. In December, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith proudly announced that police officers would see a 2.5% pay rise.
Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest's Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman, this week added his name to calls for a reduction in long-term welfare dependency, a tackling of long-term poverty and an aim to re-create stable families. Conservative leader David Cameron launched his party's policy ideas on Tuesday.
A new report published this week has condemned government reforms introduced as part of the Modernising Medical Careers programme (MMC). The Tooke review concludes that the MMC has failed to give young doctors the best possible opportunity choose career paths that fit their skills and passions. Moreover, deaneries are not getting all the information they need to select the most able candidates.
Mark Garnier was delighted to take petition organiser Julian Philips to London to deliver his petition to save the driving test centre in Kidderminster. The petition was launched by Stephen Hammond MP, one of the Conservative Transport front bench team, on the 26th September. Having collected over 1,000 signatures, the petition was handed to Stephen at the House of Commons in November.
Mark Garnier, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Wyre Forest, has strongly expressed his anger at yet another smash and grab raid by Gordon Brown's government. This time it is schools that save money. It seems that any school with unspent balances at the end of March will be required to pay back 5% of the amount saved. Details of the policy were confirmed last week by schools minister Jim Knight.
Nearly a decade after the Labour Government closed the A+E department at Kidderminster Hospital, Wyre Forest is to get a doctor led urgent care service (UCS). The new UCS is a pilot scheme to build on the existing minor injuries unit which currently provides an Emergency Nurse Practitioner. The new arrangements will supplement this with two staff grade doctors who will work within the minor injuries unit.
On the 1st April 2008, new laws regarding empty commercial properties will come into effect. The laws are intended to put an end to empty premises, encouraging businesses to use existing offices, shops and factories. But as is sadly all too frequent with the current Government's legislation, the law of unexpected consequences rules.
As Gordon Brown confirms that he will deny the British public their referendum on the EU Treaty, Mark Garnier, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Wyre Forest, launches his petition to demand that Brown honour his manifesto pledge. Gordon Brown and Tony Blair promised in 2005 that the British people would be given the opportunity to vote on ratification of the EU Constitution.
Conservative Leader David Cameron today launched the campaign to save 29 general and district hospitals around the country. The campaign centres on the potential closures of accident and emergency departments and maternity units.
Earlier today, Wyre Forest District Council announced financial measures to help those people affected by recent floods. The measures included a distribution of the £100,000 Flood Recovery Grant Scheme, awarded by the Government.
