The election is now firmly behind us and the result is well known. Here in Wyre Forest, I was delighted to have been returned as your MP. I believe it is one of the greatest honours that anyone can have - to be chosen by a community to represent their interests in Parliament. But with that honour comes a great deal of responsibility. As I look around Wyre Forest, watching people live their lives, I see a community that needs their representatives to get things right - as do all communities. Being an MP is a practical job with responsibility and expectations of those who live here. It is not about winning an argument and then resting for 5 years.
Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics show that the number of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in Wyre Forest in February was 851, which represents a rate of 1.8% of the economically active population. This is the lowest level in Wyre Forest since records began in 1971 and beats the constituency record set last month.
Mark Garnier said, "With the results now in, I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported our Conservative campaign here in Wyre Forest - our activists, our councillors, our tellers on the polling stations, and to everyone not normally involved in politics who have been a huge support to both me and my team locally.
In the last five years, Mark Garnier has helped bring £11.85 million to secure superfast broadband for Worcestershire. This has brought coverage to 95% of homes in Wyre Forest, but for the coverage to be 100%, more work needs to be done.
Mark Garnier has worked hard to get fuel companies to stop charging rural premiums at the pumps. Here he talks about his Parliamentary action ,as an MP, to combat this.
Mark Garnier has worked hard to get fuel companies to stop charging rural premiums at the pumps. Here he talks about his Parliamentary action ,as an MP, to combat this.
Figures released by the British Social Attitudes Survey at the end of March show the highest satisfaction with the NHS since records began in 1983. Satisfaction levels have reached 65% while dissatisfaction levels have dropped to 15%. This gap indicates the largest public support for the healthcare provider on record.
