On Sunday 8th March, the Prime Minister visited Bewdley as the Government announced £5.2billion funding for flood defences.
During his visit he met with a number of residents from Beales Corner and surrounding properties, enabling a 1:1 conversations followed by a larger meeting for all residents w
On Wednesday, 4th March, Mark thanked the Emergency Services and voluntary organisations in a speech in the House of Commons. They worked tirelessly through the continual floods of Bewdley and Stourport by the River Severn which lasted nearly 3 weeks.
During Open Questions to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on Monday, Mark raised his concerns on behalf of the Local Government Funding for Wyre Forest District Council and in particular the negative impact of the New Housing Bonus element which has had a negative impact for
Mark Garnier welcomes the announcement by the Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, that a major package of support is available immediately for our communities affected by the floods due to Storm Denis.
The package includes:
Financial ha
Mark Garnier today welcomes the Transport Secretary’s new action to improve West Midlands Trains (WMT) services.
WMT will be required to spend an extra £20 million on improving services for passengers after breaching its performance targets.
Passengers across the Wyre Forest who use West Midlands
Mark Garnier welcomes the Government’s recent announcements to help prevent homelessness, here in Wyre Forest and across the country. In 2018 the Homelessness Reduction Act came into force, and the announcement in December 2018 of £263 million to be allocated to local authorities across the co
A productive morning with Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Chief Executive Matthew Hopkins and his team discussing the performance of - and future plans for - our local hospitals. With further discussions on the Clinical Services strategy and the emergency care improvement plans, which are param
With many 100s of hours spent on the Withdrawal Agreement and leaving the EU and several failed votes prior to the General Election in December, Parliament has now successfully completed the passage of the Withdrawal Bill. On January 23rd 2020 The Withdrawal Bill received Royal Assent and
Mark Garnier MP welcomes an increase in the Local Housing Allowance
The Government is delivering on the election promises and ensuring that the most vulnerable in our society continue to benefit from a robust economy.
Mark Garnier said ‘’I’m pleased that the days of austerity are behind us.
