Over 70 people turned up to the Working Men’s Club in Stourport last Thursday to meet representatives of Royal Mail. The meeting, set up by Wyre Forest’s MP, Mark Garnier, was a chance for locals to discuss the proposal to close the Stourport Delivery Office. Opinions from all sides were voiced and heard.
Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, welcomes the announcement by the Home Secretary that cash payments for scrap metal will be made illegal. In a written statement to MPs, Theresa May announced that the Government would lay an amendment to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill to do so.
Wyre Forest’s MP, Mark Garnier, together with fellow Conservative Richard Harrington, MP for Watford, today spoke up for small businesses and the self employed. Mark and Richard jointly called the debate, held in Westminster Hall, highlighting issues facing small business.
Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, met with David Cameron on Wednesday (18th January) to discuss the benefits of making financial education compulsory in the school curriculum. He was joined by fellow members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Financial Education for Young People, which released a report on the subject in December.
Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, has set up a public meeting with representatives of the Royal Mail to discuss the possible closure of the Stourport Delivery Office. The meeting will take place at 4 pm on the 26th January at the Working Men’s Club on Lickhill Road.
Mark Garnier MP pressed transport ministers today for a meeting to discuss the possibility of building a Stourport Relief Road off the A451 and through the former sugar beet site. This road would provide welcome relief to the residents and businesses of Stourport, which suffers from severe congestion during rush hour traffic.
Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, has written to the Kidderminster Shuttle in order to raise awareness about the Home Heat Helpline, a new initiative offering information and advice on how to stay warm this winter. The number is free and anyone can call.
Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, spoke in a debate today on financial education for young people, in which he made a strong case for financial education to be included in the school curriculum.
Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, welcomes the announcement from Wyre Forest District Council that it plans to invest £1 million into economic regeneration and to freeze council tax for the second year running. The money will come from council budget savings for 2012/ 13.
